A top official of Iran's Health Ministry says the country has registered 18,320 Iranians infected with the HIV virus that causes AIDS.
The official, Abbas Sedaqat, says that 69 percent of those infected were drug addicts who had used contaminated needles. He says that about 30 percent contracted the virus through "illegal sexual relations" - meaning through sexual contact with prostitutes. Sedaqat's comments Monday are a rare admission by authorities that contacts with prostitutes have been partially responsible for AIDS in Iran. (AP)
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