Mumbai: 18 got HIV due to blood transmission in 2016-17

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Eighteen people contracted HIV because of transmission through blood and blood products in the metropolis in 2016-17, according to a report.

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The Mumbai District Aids Control Society, in its report, said during 2016-17, 18 people received the infection through transfusion of contaminated blood/blood products. During the same period, the maximum case was reported due to unprotected sex with infected persons.

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The number of such patients stood at 6,254, lower than 6,596 reported in the previous year, the report said.

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