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Prison Guard Says He Got AIDS Virus After Attack

Reuters NewMedia, Inc. Reston Town Center, 1750 Presidents Street, Suite 250, Reston, VA 22090 - Saturday, September 1, 1990

SYDNEY, Australia - An Australian prison guard said Friday he tested positive for AIDS after a prisoner stabbed him with a syringe containing blood infected with the virus.

Geoffrey Pearce, 21, said he was attacked by a prisoner, who was known to be HIV positive, in Sydney's high-security Long Bay jail July 22 as he opened a security gate for him.

Feeling a jab in his buttock, Pearce said he knocked the syringe away. Tests of the syringe revealed it contained AIDS-infected blood and Pearce underwent blood tests.

Keywords: ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HUMAN IMMUNO DEFICIENCY VIRUS; PRISON GUARDS; PRISON ASSAULTS--AUSTRALIA; PRISONERS--AUSTRALIA

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