SARAJEVO, Dec 2 (Hina) - Twenty-four persons in the Federation of +Bosnia-Herzegovina (BH) are registered as HIV positive and all are +under constant supervision, the federal national coordinator for +AIDS Zlatko Puvacic told "Dnevni
Avaz" daily on Wednesday.+ The majority were infected sexually, while 40 percent of the +patients are intravenous drug addicts, Puvacic said.+ He believes there is no cause for particular concern with the AIDS +epidemic in BH, as the number of HIV positive persons remains below +one person per million.+ Since 1992, 31 persons have been infected with the virus, including +ten in the Croat-Muslim Federation. All have died.+ According to Puvacic, federal health services have data indicating +that a HIV positive member of NATO's Stabilisation Force stayed in +BH, but has left the country.+(hina) ha jn+
SARAJEVO, Dec 2 (Hina) - Twenty-four persons in the Federation of
Bosnia-Herzegovina (BH) are registered as HIV positive and all are
under constant supervision, the federal national coordinator for
AIDS Zlatko Puvacic told "Dnevni Avaz" daily on Wednesday.
The majority were infected sexually, while 40 percent of the
patients are intravenous drug addicts, Puvacic said.
He believes there is no cause for particular concern with the AIDS
epidemic in BH, as the number of HIV positive persons remains below
one person per million.
Since 1992, 31 persons have been infected with the virus, including
ten in the Croat-Muslim Federation. All have died.
According to Puvacic, federal health services have data indicating
that a HIV positive member of NATO's Stabilisation Force stayed in
BH, but has left the country.
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