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U.N.: HIV epidemic continues to spread
(AP)
Updated: 2005-11-21 21:54
The epidemics continue to intensify in southern Africa. Growing epidemics are
under way in Eastern Europe and in Central and East Asia. Five years ago, one in
10 new infections were in Asia. Today the number is one in four or five.
China, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam are facing significant increases. There
are also alarming signs that Pakistan and Indonesia could be on the verge of
serious epidemics, the report said.
Intravenous drug use and commercial sex are fueling the epidemic in Asia,
where few countries are doing enough to inform people about the danger of such
behavior, the report warned.
Worldwide, less than one in five people at risk of becoming infected with HIV
has access to basic prevention services. Of people living with HIV only one in
10 has been tested and knows that he or she is infected.
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