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AAP General News (Australia)

08-01-2004

Fed: HIV babies show all pregnant women should be screened: Drs

By Kylie Walker, National Medical Correspondent

SYDNEY, Aug 1 AAP - Australia's flawed approach to HIV/AIDS continued to allow babies
to be born HIV-positive, public health and HIV experts said today.

Despite well-known and available prevention strategies, a small number of babies continue
to be born HIV-positive in Australi...

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