A new patient has been diagnosed with HIV on March 31st. This patient is the 158th person diagnosed with HIV in Mongolia.

The National Centre for Communicable Diseases revealed five more HIV cases found in people aged between 20-40 years as result of research among high risk groups of HIV conducted by the center last month. Currently the patients diagnosed with AIDS are in a good health condition under medical specialists control taking antiretroviral drugs to control infection.

Clinical professor of the National Centre for Communicable Diseases Ch.Urtnasan said that “this is the first time that five patients have been diagnosed with HIV in a month in Mongolia.”  According to a study by WHO, in Mongolia over 500 people might carry the HIV virus.