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147 HIV infected children registered in South Kazakhstan oblast

147 HIV infected children registered in South Kazakhstan oblast

Shymkent. February 19. Kazakhstan Today - As of today, 147 HIV infected children, who have received treatment in the medical organizations from the end of 2005 till September, 2006 have been registeredin the South Kazakhstan oblast. The Director of Department of Public Health Services of the South Kazakhstan oblast informed today at the press conference, the agency reports.

"Additional cases of HIV infection after October 1, 2006 have not been registered," V. Dudnik informed.

As it was informed earlier, one more HIV infected child has been revealed in the oblast, however, no data on sex, age and location has been provided.

147 HIV infected children as well as 17 HIV infected mothers have been registered in the South Kazakhstan oblast, ten died.

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