Madura workers are AIDS free

SURABAYA, East Java: The local health authorities say a number of Madura women workers who were deported from Brunei have been tested negative for AIDS.

The workers were given the boot by the Brunei government because they were believed to be carrying the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) which causes AIDS.

The workers returned to their home town in Bangkalan in the Madura island and underwent health tests. It turned out that they were suffering from a common disease, the Antara news agency reported. The report did not say how many were deported.

The health authorities are continuing to monitor their condition. (pwn)