Taiyuan, Shanxi: the provincial capital of AIDS last year, a total of 241 cases of reported cases

At 10:20 on March 27, 2009
New Net Shanxi March 27 Electricity March 26, reporters from the city Health Department learned that since last year, the provincial capital of reported cases of AIDS than ever before there is a larger increase in the cumulative reported cases jumped to the province's first . This year, the city will increase the area of AIDS patients, HIV-infected people to track management.

Last year, the provincial capital were reported in HIV-infected persons and 241 cases of patients, reported cases than in the past has greatly increased, the current AIDS epidemic has covered the city in all counties (cities, districts). Of these, 154 cases for the custody, collection officers, and all of the floating population from other provinces. The spread of intravenous drug use and body are the main route of transmission. This year, the City Department of Health Services staff will conduct a public place behavioral intervention, it is the hotel, sauna, Cornwall City, leisure, foot massage and other public places, as well as high-risk people, in promoting the use of condoms, treatment and improve the use of condoms, so that goal people, knowledge and condom use knowledge of treatment are cure rate to more than 92%.

Have been found in AIDS patients, HIV-infected persons will be implemented to track management, treatment and minimize lost. Of HIV-infected persons, the Ministry of Health to carry out goalkeeper antiviral therapy, treatment, cure rate to above 92%. In addition, the Health Department will also be HIV infected pregnant women and their babies free of charge to provide counseling and testing, medical treatment and other services. (Source: Sanjin City News; reporter Liu Xia)