Christian: You’re basing your assessment on the total Maltese population. Do you know the rate of HIV infection among people who (shock! horror!) have sex with someone from Africa?

The Origins of HIV:
http://time.blogs.com/global_health/2006/05/originsofhiv.html

WHO global HIV survey:
http://www.who.int/entity/hiv/facts/en/hiv_global2003.jpg

@Amanda Mallia

Syphilis is not caused by sexual promiscuity alone. It is caused by the lack of use of contraceptives and this is the reason why there are quite a number of cases of this disease in Malta. I don’t know why? They cost only around 1 euro and are available at most pharmacies. Or are we still shy about these things?. However, no one has the right to stop people from having sex with foreigners. There is a concept called “free will” and I quite adhere to it.

@Christian

They don’t take action because the authorities know that big dogs bite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KheDjhFck94

This song explains exactly what I mean.

@Corinne Vella

When the river is tainted, you don’t cleanse it by looking at the river delta or tributaries. You look at the river’s source.

‘Syphilis is a very common infection in eastern Europe.’ And 1 + 1 = 2.

Does this outbreak have to do with the influx or craze we had about 8 ago of Eastern European girls? I don’t know what the situation is now, because I lost all contact, but I remember the invasion we had of ‘students’ coming from Eastern Europe, or ex-Soviet Union countries if you like. Dogs on the street knew where to find these girls, but the authorities did very little to break the chain. The only few times that I heard of some kind of raid was, when one of these girls formally complained on departure about the ill-treatment she got from the boss. All-in-all, whether one comes from Europe (not EU), Asia or Africa, one needs a visa. They have to stick to the conditions of the said visa, otherwise should be punished by law.That is why I reiterate: ‘Go after the big dogs’. There are people out there that do know who the ‘big dogs’ are. Why they don’t take action is another question.

[Daphne – The chances of being infected by a tourist are not slim at all – either a tourist coming here, or a Maltese tourist returning from holiday. Why do you think we now have such a high level of STD infection – or haven’t you been listening to what the head of the state STD clinic has been saying for the last few years? I love the way people prefer to go on ‘hunches’ rather than considering the available facts.]

Corinne Vella: aT school we all studied Probabilities. The chances are very, very slim of some Maltese infecting an African with HIV. All I am asking is for the ‘locals’ to be more vigilant, in contrast to what one sees in certain clubs in Paceville and other areas.

Also, a ‘thank you’ goes to the AFM and police forces for doing a great job, treating these people with the dignity they deserve, when resources are limited. Again, may I insist that instead of fighting illegal immigrants, we should start fighting illegal immigration. And, before you ask, YES there is a difference.

“Dr Barbara drew parallels with the re-emergence of syphilis, another sexually transmitted infection, in the past decade.

The disease had practically been (sic) eradicated, but promiscuous behaviour by young Maltese who slept around with tourists meant it made a comeback. Syphilis is a very common infection in eastern Europe.”

That alone speaks volumes.