(3/31/2007)
The Indonesian-language Bali Post reports that the cases of HIV-AIDS in Bali now totals at least 4,000, a 33% increase from the estimated 3,000 cases reported in 2004.
According to an Island health official, 67% percent of the known cases of HIV/AIDS in Bali are linked to sexual transmission while the remaining 33% are due to infections caused by intraveneous drug users.
The head of the Health Services for Bali also reported some 60 cases of HIV-AIDS among Bali’s high school students.
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