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Ratodero police on Tuesday arrested a doctor – who would be an HIV-positive patient – after being accused of passing the virus to his patients in Larkana.
The arrest took place after an official of the anti-quackery team, Dr. Abdul Sami Rajpur, had filed a lawsuit against the doctor last night. The suspect, identified as Dr. Muzaffar Ghangharo, is a government employee and also runs a private clinic.
It was not clear right away how the doctor could have passed the virus to patients.
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The police made him appear in a local court today and sought his three-day pre-trial detention, which was granted by the judge.
Dr. Ghangharo rejected the allegation that he was responsible for the spread of the virus. During a brief conversation with local reporters in court, he claimed that had he known that he was HIV positive, he would have treated himself first.
Larkana deputy commissioner, Mohammad Siddique Noman, confirmed that a first information report (FIR) had been registered with Dr. Rajpur as a plaintiff. Confirming the subsequent arrest of Mr. Ghangharo, he said that a detailed report on the case would be sent to senior officials for further investigation.
Dr. Sikander Memon, head of the AIDS control program in Sindh, announced that a medical team would be going to Ratodero next week to determine the causes of the spread of the virus among residents. A medical examination of Dr. Ghangharo will also be carried out.
The Pakistan Society of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (MMIDSP) explained that "the transmission of HIV from a doctor to a patient is impossible, even if the former administers injections to the patient".
The medical company also noted that "it is unethical to disclose the HIV status of a person to another person, not to mention the media."
Panic has gripped Larkana in recent weeks after dozens of HIV-positive cases have been reported in the district. Children as young as 16 months old were among those diagnosed with the virus. Several teams from the Sindh AIDS program arrived in Ratodero last week to test people suspected of being infected with HIV.
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