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International News Northwest China Province Requires HIV Carriers to Inform PartnersDecember 7, 2009 A regulation recently adopted by the health department in Gansu province requires people with HIV/AIDS to inform their sexual partners within one month of their diagnosis. It also states that HIV/AIDS patients have a responsibility to persuade their partners to present for testing and counseling. Violating the regulation will be seen as spreading HIV deliberately, an act punishable under law, said Wang Xiaoming, the department's vice director. Xinhua News Agency 12.02.2009 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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