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AIDS threatens tourists on Crimean beaches

With the beginning of holiday season in Crimea the Republican Center to Prevent and Fight AIDS started to receive patients, who pricked themselves by used syringes.

Elena Druchinina, a doctor- epidemiologist of the Center, said that they have one child, registered on the book, who takes antiretrovirus therapy after accidental prick by a syringe of a HIV infected drug addict.

According to her, two men, who accidentally pricked themselves by a syringe, went to the Center last week.

According to the last data from the Center, they registered 5313 Crimea inhabitants – AIDS patients for July 1, 2005.