5 children suffering from thalassemia test HIV-positive in Jharkhand after alleged contaminated blood transfusion

In a case of medical negligence, as many as five children suffering from thalassemia in Jharkhand’s Chaibasa town have been detected HIV-positive, reported news agency PTI.

According to officials, the child who was first detected HIV-positive, has had transfusions of around 25 units of blood since he started visiting the blood bank. (Representational Photo/Reuters)

While four children were detected HIV-positive on Saturday morning, a day before, the family of a 7-year-old had alleged that HIV-infected blood was transfused by the local blood bank in Chaibasa town. Following this, a medical team was formed to determine how that child got contaminated blood.