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China reports 70,000 new HIV infections in 2005
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http://www.100md.com 2006-1-26
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China reports there were some 70-thousand new cases of HIV infection last year, and a total of 650-thousand people are now living with the virus.(file photo)
BEIJING, Jan. 26 -- China reports there were some 70-thousand new cases of HIV infection last year, and a total of 650-thousand people are now living with the virus.
The figures were released in a joint statement by China's Health Ministry, the World Health Organisation and the United Nations AIDS agency on Wednesday.
Wang Zhong De is China¡¯s Deputy Minister of Health.
"The total number of HIV/AIDS carriers for the country is 650-thousand. Out of that total, 75-thousand are AIDS patients. In 2005 new HIV carriers were estimated at between 60- to 80-thousand nationwide."
In the past, China reported that it had 840-thousand people infected with HIV and 80-thousand with full-blown AIDS.
According to the Deputy Minister of Health, China conducted a national survey in 2004 on HIV/AIDS infections caused by blood selling, and found that the actual number of people who had contracted the disease through this channel was much lower than originally estimated in 2003.
The joint statement notes that the lower numbers released Wednesday do not mean that the situation is becoming less critical.
The latest national survey indicates that HIV/AIDS cases remain on the rise in China, and the epidemic is also spreading from high-risk groups to the general population. New HIV infections occur mainly due to injecting drug use and unprotected sexual contact.
(Source: CRIENGLISH.com)
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