Health Department to Discuss HIV-Exposure Notification

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Health Department to Discuss HIV-Exposure Notification

Albuquerque Journal Online (10/20/99)
Jadrnak, Jackie

In New Mexico, the state Department of Health was slated to hold on Wednesday a statewide teleconference to discuss the protocol for notifying people they may have been exposed to HIV. Carol Horwitz, an HIV/AIDS planner with the department of health, notes that while the state usually informs the sexual partners of those who test HIV-positive, New Mexico does not require partner notification for HIV. Tim Wolfe, manager of the department's HIV prevention effort, explained that the notification process can include drawing blood to see whether that individual has HIV or referring him or her to a testing site, as well as counseling about the individual's relative risk and prevention measures. Wolfe added that some people become angered because health workers cannot reveal who named them, noting that "there's a general feeling that it can be subject to misuse."

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