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Maha: 8-month-old girl infected by HIV after receiving blood; probe ordered

As per the girl`s family, she was given blood sourced from a blood bank in Akola on a local doctor`s instructions as her white blood cell count was very low. She seemed to have recovered after receiving the transfusion

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The Maharashtra government on Thursday ordered probe after an eight-month-old girl was found to have received blood contaminated with HIV in Akola district.

Public Health Minister Rajesh Tope said he had asked local health officials to submit a report within three days.

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