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Shocking number of HIV cases detected at blood banks go without follow-up [1]

‘State has 36,000 HIV+ people in the grey zone who are unaware of the infection’

Of the 6.51 lakh units of blood collected in Karnataka from April 2012 to March 2013, 1,096 were found to be HIV positive and therefore discarded. Shockingly, of these, a mere 236 (21.5 per cent) HIV+ people were referred to Integrated Testing and Counselling Centres (ICTC) for further counselling and treatment.

Publication Date: 
14/06/2013
Afshan Yasmeen [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
Tags:
Karnataka [4], AIDS [5], Malaria [6], Hepatitis [7], Diabetes [8], Hypertension (Blood Pressure) [9], Health Effects [10], Health [11]
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