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Scientists in Siberia say they’ve discovered a new and extremely virulent strain of HIV in Russia.

The new subtype, which researchers say was first detected in the city of Novosibirsk in 2006, is said to be spreading through some parts of Siberia at an alarming rate. In the Novosibirsk area, it is now said to account for more than half of all new HIV infections.

Citing the scientists’ statement, RIA Novosti writes that the “number of HIV-positive people living in the Novosibirsk region has leaped from about 2,000 in 2007 up to 15,000 in 2012.”

Outside of Siberia, the subtype also may have been detected in Chechnya and parts of Central Asia, according to the Naukograd Press.

Via Huffington Post

WATCH OUT: There Is A Newer Deadlier Strain of HIV Out There  was originally published on zhiphopcleveland.com