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Five children in India tested positive for HIV after transfusions; contamination suspicion is under investigation.
Five children in Chaibasa, Jharkhand, including a 7-year-old thalassemia patient, tested positive for HIV after blood transfusions at Sadar Hospital, prompting investigations into possible contamination from the hospital’s blood bank.
A state-level medical team found evidence suggesting contaminated blood may have been used, though other transmission routes like unsterile needles remain under review.
The boy had received about 25 blood units since treatment began.
Two investigation teams are probing the incident, with donor testing underway.
Officials stress the source of infection is still undetermined.
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Cinco niños en la India dieron positivo para el VIH después de las transfusiones; la sospecha de contaminación está siendo investigada.