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HIV testing and early diagnosis can
be increased if health officials put more focus on contacting the sexual
partners of people diagnosed with HIV and alerting them that they may have been
exposed to the virus, according to the findings of U.K.-based National AIDS
Trust (NAT) and reported in Pink News.
The NAT report said up to 37 percent
of partners traced and tested through partner notification were newly diagnosed
HIV positive as a result. Partner notification for HIV has not kept up with
technology, NAT said. Among other recommendations, NAT suggested that health
clinics take better advantage of online technology for HIV partner
notification.
To read the Pink News article, visit:
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/05/31/report-examines-role-of-hiv-partner-notification-and-online-technology/
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dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
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