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)