HIV/AIDS — Worldwide/Unknown
Blood from a donor infected with HIV [human immunodeficiency virus], the virus that causes AIDS, was transfused into 2 patients, as the donated blood slipped through checks by the Japanese Red Cross Society, it was learned Tuesday [26 Nov 2013].
The Japanese Red Cross Society and the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry have identified the recipients of the blood transfusions and are checking whether they were infected with the virus. The ministry’s Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation
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