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                    [Title] => DOH sees more HIV cases in next 3 years
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The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday reported that more Filipinos are likely to contract the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) despite intensified efforts to prevent its spread.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 420066 [Title] => 'Cagayan videoke workers STD positive' [Summary] => TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Health authorities tightened their watch over the possible spread of sexually transmitted diseases after four videoke bar workers here were found over the week positive of the said disease. [DatePublished] => 2008-12-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 208678 [Title] => DOH reports 16 new HIV cases [Summary] => Sixteen new cases of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), which causes the deadly AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), were recorded for the month of March, the Department of Health said.

This brings to 1,850 the total number of HIV cases in the Philippines over the past 19 years, according to the DOH’s HIV/AIDS Registry.

Of the 16 new HIV cases, 11 were men aged 30 to 52, seven of whom were already symptomatic. Ten of the 16 cases contracted HIV through heterosexual contact, and the rest through homosexual sex.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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