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News Briefs Bulgaria Presses Libya on HIV CaseDecember 19, 2001 Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy is due in Libya today to discuss the trial of six Bulgarians who have been accused of deliberately infecting nearly 400 children with HIV. The six Bulgarians -- five nurses and a doctor -- could face the death penalty if found guilty of injecting the children with HIV-contaminated blood. Passy is expected to hold a meeting with Serif al-Islam, the son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and chair of the Gaddafi International Foundation for Charity Associations, who has agreed to be an observer at the trial. One Swiss expert has said the contamination was caused by "bad medical practices," such as re-using needles. Gaddafi has said the CIA or Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, were behind the children's illnesses. Back to other CDC news for December 19, 2001 BBC News 12.19.01  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.
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