Antara News, Thursday, November 26, 2009 17:27 WIB
Mataram, W Nusa Tenggara (NTB) (ANTARA News) - Up to November 2009, 13 infants have been infected with the HIV/AIDS virus in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).
Of the 13 infants, nine have contracted HIV and nine AIDS, Muchtar of the NTB AIDS Control Commission, said here on Thursday.
The HIV/AIDS-infected babies were identified in 2008 and 2009, he said.
The babies were currently receiving intensive medical treatment from Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) clinics, he said.
Among adults, HIV/AIDS have infected 73 people aged between 25-29 years old, 48 between 20-24 years old, 48 between 30-34 years old, and 18 people above 40 years old, in the province.
Twenty people aged between one and 19 years old, including 13 babies, also suffered from HIV/AIDS, Muchtar said.
The number of HIV/AIDS cases in West Nusa Tenggara Province has significantly increased to 278 in 2009, from 220 cases in 2008, 88 in 2007, and 51 in 2006.
Of the total 278 HIV/AIDS sufferers this year, 115 were AIDS patients, including 68 of them who died and only 47 survived, he said.
Of the 278 HIV/AIDS patients, 127 live in Mataram, 48 in East Lombok, 40 in West Lombok, 24 in West Sumbawa, 27 in Central Lombok, four in Sumbawa, three in Dompu, two in Bima District, and another two in Bima town.
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