Two HIV cases found

Two HIV cases found

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Dr. Agus Berek, the head of the
provincial office of the Ministry of Health, confirmed on Monday
that two prostitutes have contracted the Human Immunodeficiency
Virus (HIV).

The cases were found following blood tests on prostitutes.
Agus told The Jakarta Post the cases put the province in the 13th
position of the government's list of provinces with the most HIV
and AIDS cases.

Earlier this month, East Nusa Tenggara Governor Herman
Musakabe said he had yet to see reports of the discovery of two
HIV-positive prostitutes and called on the public to wait.

The first HIV-positive case here was found in September.
(yac/ste)