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International News 23 Indian Children Get HIV From Blood TransfusionsSeptember 12, 2011 At least 23 children with thalassemia, a rare genetic disorder that requires regular transfusions, have tested positive for HIV after receiving tainted blood, Indian officials said today. The government of Gujarat state has dispatched a team of doctors to the Junagadh district to investigate. Hospital chief G.T. Dayalu said all the children received free blood transfusions at a government-run hospital between January and August. While news reports quoted state government spokesperson Jai Narayan Vyas as saying many of the children were transfused at more than one hospital, the Indian Express newspaper quoted parents as saying the children had received blood only at the government hospital. Associated Press 09.12.2011; R.K. Mishra  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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