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07/29/2004:

"South Africa Says Has Fewer HIV/AIDS Cases"

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa has one million fewer HIV/AIDS cases than previous estimates, officials said Wednesday, although the death toll remains alarming in the country battling the world's largest AIDS epidemic.

Government statistics agency Stats SA said an estimated 3.83 million South Africans were HIV positive, compared with the five million cases estimated by bodies such as the United Nations.

AIDS has killed around 1.49 million South Africans, the agency said. The U.S. Bureau for Census's estimate is 3 million deaths.

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