HIV outbreak in Carabobo? Here's what an expert says

Mexico City, Mexico.- In recent days, a wave of misinformation has circulated on social networks about a supposed HIV pandemic, ensuring that the virus is causing an uncontrolled outbreak in countries like Mexico, Venezuela and Colombia. It circulates disinformation about a "HIV pandemic" in networks, but experts clarify that there is no outbreak, only concerns about global funding cuts (Photo: Twitter) However, what is really happening is not a…

For the past few days, a rumor has circulated about an alleged outbreak of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Carabobo state, but an expert spoke out and clarified that it was a “misinterpretation”. Eduardo Franco, from the Friendly Hands for Life Foundation (Mavid), specified that there are currently 5,000 HIV patients in Carabobo. However, he stressed that “there is no outbreak” in the disease. “There was a misinterpretation or misappro…

A week ago, mistreated information caused alarm in the state of Carabobo, where an "repunt" of cases of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) had been alerted.The speculation was that 5,000 new cases of this disease had been diagnosed, something that is not true.Eduardo Franco, director of the NGOs Red Venezolana de Gente Positiva and Fundación Manos Amigas por la Vida (Mavid) Carabobo, explained that the reported number of 5,500 positive cases cor…

Editor (ALN).- The president of the Fundación Manos Amigas por la Vida (Mavid-Carabobo), Eduardo Franco, denied that five thousand new cases of HIV have been registered in the entity, clarifying that the figure corresponds to patients previously counted. “They are 5,500 people already registered, they are not new diagnoses. There are no 5,000 new cases. Of these, more [...] The entry Denied 5,000 new cases of HIV in Carabobo: “They are not new d…