, ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Pet rel is ▁tra ve led ▁with ▁Bill ▁B ahl man , ▁Eric ▁Pere z , ▁Mart y ▁Robinson , ▁and ▁ ▁Henry ▁Ya eg er ▁to ▁Atlanta , ▁Georgia , ▁where ▁the ▁Cent ers ▁for ▁D ise ase ▁Control ▁( CD C ) ▁had ▁conven ed ▁the ▁largest ▁meeting ▁yet ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁A ID S . ▁E ight ▁hundred ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁health ▁officials ▁attended ▁the ▁two - day ▁conference ▁to ▁discuss ▁proposed ▁CD C ▁gu idel ines ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁A ID S ▁ant ib ody ▁testing ▁in ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁the ▁disease ; ▁specifically , ▁the ▁CD C ▁was ▁considering ▁whether ▁to ▁recommend ▁such ▁testing ▁of ▁patients ▁admitted ▁to ▁hosp it als , ▁patients ▁seeking ▁clin ical ▁treatment ▁for ▁family ▁planning , ▁drug ▁add iction ▁or ▁sex ually ▁transm itted ▁dise ases , ▁prison ▁in m ates , ▁and ▁cou ples ▁planning ▁to ▁marry . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁first ▁afternoon , ▁Pet rel is , ▁dressed ▁in ▁a ▁mock ▁concentration ▁camp ▁uniform ▁with ▁a ▁p ink ▁triangle , ▁told ▁a ▁panel ▁on ▁confident ial ity , ▁" There ' s ▁no ▁such ▁thing ▁as ▁confident ial ity . ▁I ▁can ▁tell ▁you , ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁you ▁get ▁on ▁Social ▁Security , ▁your ▁dis ability ▁is ▁A ID S , ▁and ▁everybody ▁knows ▁it ." ▁Pet rel is ▁accused ▁federal ▁health ▁officials ▁of ▁gen o cide ▁in ▁m ish and ling ▁the ▁A ID S ▁ep ide