HIV is spreading at a dangerous rate in nations around the Black Sea, passing a record 100,000 new cases yearly.
Hotspots for the HIV rise are Ukraine and Russia - two countries facing economic crisis and armed conflict, factors which could provoke a further surge in the virus.
Smaller countries in the region are also recording rises in the numbers, with decade-highs registered in Bulgaria, Armenia, Belarus and Turkey.
Meanwhile Georgia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Romania and Ukra...
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