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Another HIV-infected thalassemic kid dies

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A four-year-old HIV-infected thalassemic boy died in Junagadh district on Tuesday. This is the fourth such death since August 2011 when 23 thalassemic children registered with the Junagadh Civil Hospital were tested HIV positive.

According to hospital reports, the boy belonged to Mapodar village in Vanthli taluka of Junagadh district and had been undergoing blood transfusion for more than three years.

Incidentally, a CBI team, which is probing the incident, was at the Junagadh Civil Hospital today for its fourth round of investigation. The team arrived in Junagadh on Sunday.

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