8 NEW CASES OF HIV REGISTERED IN ARMENIA THIS YEAR

Noyan Tapan
Mar 16 2006

YEREVAN, MARCH 16, NOYAN TAPAN. 8 new cases of HIV have been registered
in Armenia this year. NT correspondent was informed at the Republican
Center for AIDS Prevention that 390 cases of HIV were registered
in the country from 1998 to February 28, 2006. Out of this number,
371 HIV positive persons were Armenian citizens. In 2005 alone, 78
new HIV cases were registered, with 75 being Armenian citizens. 116
HIV positive persons (20 women, 4 children) have been found to have
AIDS, 41 of whom – in 2005, and 11 – this year. Until now 81 people
(13 women, 2 children) have died from AIDS/HIV in Armenia. It was
noted that in Armenia, the main HIV transmission routes are drug use
(54.5%) and heterosexual contacts (37.7%).