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Second Generation Surveillance Surveys of HIV, Other STIs and Risk Behaviours in 6 Pacific Island Countries
(2004-2005)
Rising numbers of sexually transmitted infections in Pacific Island countries
threaten to spark the spread of HIV in the region, the Secretariat of the
Pacific Community (SPC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) warned today.
Surveys of HIV, other sexually transmitted infections and risky sexual
behaviour conducted in six sentinel countries - Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon
Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu - indicated a ripe scenario for the spread of HIV in
the Pcific.
More information about the survey can be found in the Press Release and
report.
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