Mirpurkhas成為信德省兒童中的新艾滋病毒熱點

信德省的Mirpurkhas地區正在成為兒童免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）病例的新熱點

Mirpurkhas district in Pakistan's Sindh province has emerged as a concerning hotspot for pediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases, with 150 new infections reported among children in 2024, according to official statistics, Geo News reported on Monday.

據GEO News報導，巴基斯坦信德省省的Mirpurkhas區已成為有關兒科人類免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）病例的熱點，據GEO News報導，2024年兒童中有150種新感染。

This alarming rise has raised serious flags, as Mirpurkhas now contributes to over 26 per cent of the 568 pediatric HIV cases reported in Sindh last year. On average, 48 children have been diagnosed with HIV each month in the province, highlighting a growing public health crisis.

這一令人震驚的上升升起了嚴重的旗幟，因為米爾普爾卡斯（Mirpurkhas）現在在去年在信德省報導的568例兒科艾滋病毒案件中有26％以上。平均而言，該省每月有48名兒童被診斷出患有艾滋病毒，這突出了日益增長的公共衛生危機。

Sindh's health authorities, in their recent data for 2024, highlighted that 568 children in the province were diagnosed with HIV, out of which 78 boys and 72 girls belonged to Mirpurkhas alone.

信德省的衛生當局在2024年的最新數據中強調，該省有568名兒童被診斷出患有艾滋病毒，其中78名男孩和72名女孩僅屬於米爾普爾卡斯（Mirpurkhas）。

Other districts with significant pediatric HIV cases include Larkana, where 52 boys and 35 girls tested positive, followed by Shikarpur (27 boys and 19 girls), Hyderabad (36 boys and 25 girls), and Jacobabad (23 boys and 15 girls).

其他有重要兒科HIV病例的地區包括Larkana，其中52名男孩和35名女孩測試陽性，其次是Shikarpur（27個男孩和19個女孩），海得拉巴（36名男孩和25個女孩）和Jacobabad（ 23個男孩和15個女孩）。

Sindh, which ranks as the second most HIV-affected province in Pakistan, reported a total of 3,446 new HIV cases last year. This figure included 1,811 men, 813 women, 254 transgender individuals, and 568 children. The province saw an average of 287 new HIV cases each month in 2024, with 48 of them being children.

信德省（Sindh）在巴基斯坦（Bakistan）中排名第二大的艾滋病毒影響省，去年總共報告了3,446例新的艾滋病毒案件。這個數字包括1,811名男性，813名女性，254個跨性別者和568名兒童。該省平均每月在2024年平均有287例新的艾滋病毒病例，其中48例是兒童。

Infectious diseases experts have pointed towards poor Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) practices as the main culprit behind the rising incidence of HIV among children, adding that the reuse of syringes and IV drips by quacks and even some registered medical practitioners in rural Sindh is the major mode of transmission, Geo News reported.

傳染病專家已經指出，預防和控制（IPC）實踐是兒童艾滋病毒發病率上升的主要罪魁禍首，並補充說，注射器的重複使用和Quacks的重複使用，甚至是Quacks drips drips，甚至是Quacks drips and Quacks and IV滴水，甚至是Sindh農村地區的一些註冊醫生據GEO News報導，主要傳輸方式。

"When we test parents of these children, most of the time, they test negative, while in many cases, even other siblings of these HIV-positive children test negative for the virus. This indicates that poor IPC and unsafe injection practices are the leading cause of HIV transmission among children," said Dr Faisal Mehmood, head of the infectious diseases department at the Aga Khan University Hospital.

“當我們測試這些孩子的父母時，大多數情況下，他們測試陰性，而在許多情況下，甚至這些HIV陽性兒童的其他兄弟姐妹都測試了該病毒的陰性。這表明IPC和不安全的注射習慣差是領先的兒童艾滋病毒傳播的原因。”阿加汗大學醫院傳染病部門負責人Faisal Mehmood博士說。