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Survey Finds More Children With HIV

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From Times Wire Reports

South Africa’s AIDS epidemic is exacting a deadly toll on the nation’s children, with greater numbers infected with HIV than was previously thought, according to a survey.

The survey found that 5.6% of children ages 2 to 14 were HIV-positive and that 13% of children in this age bracket had lost one or both of their parents to AIDS.

The study was commissioned by a foundation started by former South African President Nelson Mandela.

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