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Illegal mining main reason for HIV infection among tribals [1]

TRIBALS of Jharkhand, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh have become vulnerable to HIV infection due to illegal mining. Twenty one HIV positive cases have been reported from Noamundi iron-ore mines in Jharkhand alone, a health ministry official said.

Publication Date: 
07/05/2010
Economic Times (New Delhi) [2]
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Mining [3], Tribals [4], Health Care [5], AIDS [6], Illegal Trade [7], Iron And Steel Industry [8], Jharkhand [9], Economic Times (New Delhi) [2]

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