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JOHANNESBURG, 25 April 2007 (PlusNews) - Malaria can multiply an HIV positive person's viral load by 10 times, increasing the chances of infecting partners through unprotected sex, according to a study by the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

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