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PROCAARE: Epidemiology, Vietnam
[From the CDC AIDS Daily Summary 5/13/97. -Mod.]
"Over 5,400 HIV/AIDS Cases Detected in Vietnam"
Xinhua News Agency (05/12/97)
Vietnam's National AIDS Committee reports that, as of April 26,
5,401 HIV carriers had been identified in 50 of the country's 61
provinces and cities. The group notes that virtually all of
these cases are in drug addicts between the ages of 20 and 49.
[It is difficult to imagine that "virutually all" the cases are in
injection drug users. Is this a reflection of insufficient testing in
other groups? Can any subscribers familiar with the report provide
details? - Mod.]
KEYWORDS: PREVALENCE/ INCIDENCE/ INJECTION DRUG USE/ VIETNAM
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