# Odette Ferreira

> Maria Odette Santos Ferreira was a Portuguese professor of microbiology who played an important role in research on HIV, through the identification of the HIV-2 virus in association with the Pasteur Institute of Paris. She was also the coordinator of the Portuguese programme to fight AIDS, overseeing the "Say no to a second-hand syringe" project, which resulted in the collection and exchange by pharmacies of 43 million used syringes between 1993 and 2008.

*Portuguese microbiologist and HIV researcher*

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## Identity
- **Country:** Portugal
- **Born:** 1925-06-04
- **Died:** 2018-10-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
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