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HIV cases rise steadily over decade

By Wang Xiaodong | China Daily | Updated: 2017-11-14 08:09

Elderly males who are sexually active saw significant increase

The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in China remains low, but certain groups, such as elderly men, are at increasing risk of infection, according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

The country reported 68,000 HIV/AIDS cases this year, as of the end of June, an increase of 8.5 over the same period in 2016, Gao Fu, the center's director, said on Monday at the International Symposium on HIV Prevention and Control in China, organized by the National Health and Family Planning Commission.

HIV cases rise steadily over decade

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