NTT may have two more HIV cases

NTT may have two more HIV cases

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Governor
Herman Musakabe said over the weekend that he has not seen a
report issued by the health ministry last week citing the
discovery of two HIV-positive prostitutes.

"I haven't received any official reports. We'd better wait so
please don't exaggerate," Herman told reporters Saturday.

The ministry's provincial head, Agus Berek, revealed last week
that two prostitutes were found to have contracted the Human
Immunodeficiency Virus after recent medical testing.

Agus said he will send the women's blood samples to Jakarta to
be cross-checked. If the finding is confirmed, the number of HIV-
positive people in the province will grow to three, he said.

As of September, one HIV-positive case had been detected in
the province. (ste)