Cases of HIV transmission in Roka Village, Roka Commune, Sangke District, Battambang Province
Question: Recently a question was raised regarding cases of HIV transmission in Roka Commune, Sangke District. If transmission took place more than 3 or 4 years ago, why did the National AIDS Authority just take action, why not take measures 3 or 4 years earlier?
Answer: Even if transmission occurred 3 or 4 years ago, if we didn’t test for HIV, we do not know that people have contracted HIV, as infected people are like everyone else.Onlyby HIV testing can transmission be revealed. When people are infected by HIV, CD4 cells can be counted and then it can be confirmed how long ago the case of HIV transmission took place or if it is recently contracted. For cases in Roka Village, villagers just flocked to Roka Health Center for HIV testing in December 2014.