06/12/2025
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7-YEAR -OLD BOY POSITIVE FOR HIV
A SEVEN-year-old boy has been identified as the youngest recorded HIV case in South Cotabato, the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) confirmed.
Disease Prevention and Control Unit head John Arlo Codilla said on Thursday that based on their assessment, the case was not due to mother-to-child transmission.
He said investigators are looking into possible sexual transmission and are probing the likelihood of abuse.
The IPHO urged the public to remain vigilant, undergo testing when needed, and seek immediate consultation to help curb the spread of HIV in the province.