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China Reports Surge in AIDS Related Deaths

by VR Sreeraman on Nov 30 2012 1:03 PM

 China Reports Surge in AIDS Related Deaths
Nearly 18,000 people have died of AIDS in China this year, according to a report.
The figure from January to October is a 8.6 percent increase year-on-year, Xinhua reported.

The ministry of health said 34,157 new AIDS cases were reported in China in the 10 months, up by 12.7 percent year-on-year.

HIV cases have risen among people aged 15 to 24 and those over 50.

In total, China had 492,191 cases of HIV/AIDS by the end of October.

Sexual transmission has become the primary cause of the spread of HIV, and sex between men registered a sharp increase, the ministry said.

Of the new cases in the 10-month period, 85 percent contracted the virus through sex.

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