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image captionKevin Slater had his treatment in Cardiff, the inquiry heard
A man who was treated with imported blood products in the 1980s became the first haemophiliac in the UK to test HIV positive and die of Aids, an inquiry has heard.
Kevin Slater, from Cwmbran, was 20 when he developed Aids in 1983 the Infected Blood Inquiry has been told.
He was not informed that he had been diagnosed with the condition for at least 18 months and died in 1985.
Records show it was recommended that the diagnosis be kept from him.
The UK-wide inquiry is looking into what has been described as the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.