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Madhya Pradesh: 6 thalassaemic kids test HIV+ after blood transfusion at govt hospital; blood bank fears wider impact | Bhopal News

BHOPAL: Two months after TOI broke the story of how six children battling thalassaemia contracted HIV after receiving blood transfusions at govt hospitals in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa and Koderma, a similar incident has come to light in Madhya Pradesh. In the latest case, six thalassaemia-affected children, aged between 3 and 15 years, tested HIV-positive at a…

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Jharkhand shocker: 5 children with thalassemia test HIV-positive; blood transfusion suspected | Ranchi News

NEW DELHI: Four more children with thalassemia tested positive for HIV in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa town during an investigation by a medical team from Ranchi on Saturday, bringing the total affected minors to five, following allegations that a local blood bank had transfused HIV-infected blood to a seven-year-old patient.The state government formed a five-member medical team…

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