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HANGZHOU, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) – Zhejiang Province, in eastern China, reported 4,544 new HIV / AIDS cases in the first ten months of this year, an increase of 3% compared to last year, according to health authorities.
According to the provincial center for disease control and prevention, 26,575 people living with HIV and AIDS live in Zhejiang.
Sexual intercourse is the main route of HIV transmission in Zhejiang, accounting for 97.5% of newly reported cases. January and October, said Cao Qifeng, deputy director of the provincial health commission.
Homobadual transmission accounted for 38.4% of new reported HIV / AIDS cases, up 5.6% from last year, while heterobadual transmission accounted for 59.1%. Cao announced a 3.7% increase from one year to the next before World AIDS Day on December 1st.
Some 89.9% of HIV carriers and AIDS patients received anti-virus treatment from October The access rate is 95.9%
There are currently 1 831 HIV / AIDS testing laboratories in Zhejiang.
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