<!– google_ad_section_start –> Hong Kong saw a record number of new HIV infection in 2012, the Department of Health said on Wednesday. A total of 513 new infections of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) were reported last year, a 17 per cent increase from the previous high of 438 cases recorded in 2011. The new cases take the cumulative total of HIV infections reported in Hong Kong to 5,783 since the first case in 1984. Dr Wong Ka-hing, a consultant with the Centre for Health Protection, said at a press conference that sexual contact was the major mode of transmission last year. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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HIV infections in Hong Kong up 17pc in 2012
HIV infections in Hong Kong up 17pc in 2012
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Hong Kong saw a record number of new HIV infection in 2012, the Department of Health said on Wednesday. A total of 513 new infections of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) were reported last year, a 17 per cent increase from the previous high of 438 cases recorded in 2011. The new cases take the cumulative total of HIV infections reported in Hong Kong to 5,783 since the first case in 1984. Dr Wong Ka-hing, a consultant with the Centre for Health Protection, said at a press conference that sexual contact was the major mode of transmission last year. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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HIV infections in Hong Kong up 17pc in 2012
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