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One more HIV infected child revealed in South Kazakhstan

One more HIV infected child revealed in South Kazakhstan

Shymkent. November 13. Kazakhstan Today - In the South-Kazakhstan oblast one more HIV infected child has been revealed. "Thus, now there are 79 HIV positive children in South Kazakhstan oblast," Director of department of public health services of the oblast Vyacheslav Dudnik said at the session of the regional staff on struggle against HIV-infection, the agency reports.

"The child from Turkestan and he is not connected in any way with already revealed source of infection. It is a new way of infection. For today epidemiological test is being carried out," V. Dudnik explained.

As it was informed earlier, positive HIV-infection reaction has been revealed in 75 children, six of whom died, one has been adopted by the American citizens. Positive HIV-infection reaction has been revealed in eight mothers.

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