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Tajikistan

4 children, 2 adults, 2006: In mid-summer 2007, the head of Tajikistan’s HIV/AIDS prevention center reported at least 6 persons, including 4 children, were accidentally infected with HIV in a hospital during end-2006.[1]

50 children aged 2-4 years, 2013: During 2013, Government of Tajikistan identified 83 infected children children aged <15 years with HIV-negative mothers, of which 50 were aged 204 years (page 9 in reference [2]).

References 

1. Pannier B. Kyrgyzstan: Officials investigate accidental HIV/AIDS infections [internet]. 1 August 2008. Praque: RadioFreeEurope/Radio Liberty. Available at: https://www.rferl.org/a/1077927.html (accessed 4 January 2019).

2.  WHO, CHIP. HIV Programme. HIV Programme Review in Tajikistan: Evaluation Report, September 2014. Copenhagen, CHIP, 2014. Available at: https://chip.dk/Portals/0/files/CC%20WHO/HIV-Programme-Review-in-Tajikistan%20(final%20report).pdf (accessed 31 July 2019).