In September alone, 29 new HIV cases were registered in Latvia, making a total of 302 new cases this year, according to the AIDS Prevention Center.
Published:
8 October 2000 y., Sunday
In September alone, 29 new HIV cases were registered in Latvia, making a total of 302 new cases this year, according to the AIDS Prevention Center.
Among the 794 people diagnosed with HIV, 66 have full-blown AIDS (18 diagnosed this year) and 21 have died of the disease (eight this year), BNS and LETA reported. More than 500 cases are thought to be owing to the use of contaminated needles among intravenous drug users. The AIDS Prevention Center in Riga reported that on 5 October, during a needle exchange campaign, an eight-year-old boy was registered as an intravenous drug addict.
Šaltinis:
rferl.org
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.
The most popular articles
The Opportunity rover is on track to roll onto Mars (search) as early as Sunday, just days before its twin could resume its own work exploring the Red Planet, NASA said Wednesday.
more »
Spirit 'upgraded from critical to serious'
more »
Poland has become the first country to lift its ban on US beef, imposed after America's mad cow disease outbreak
more »
16th-largest lake: Disaster feared as basin is drained for agriculture
more »
The EU has hailed the Mars Express mission as a major achievement for Europe
more »
Europe successfully met its planned Christmas rendezvous with the planet Mars
more »
Mission controllers are gearing up for the arrival of Europe's first mission to Mars
more »
Scientists may have discovered how to develop a vaccine to beat the killer disease malaria
more »
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday urged rich nations to provide more money to fight Aids, which is devastating African nations
more »
The Communications and Navigation Demonstration on Shuttle (CANDOS) project used a new low-power transceiver (LPT) on the shuttle to communicate with bases in New Mexico, Virginia and Florida
more »