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But unfortunately the sense of paradise can quickly turn into hell.
“Every single year 10 to 15 Norwegian men return to
New figures from the Thai authorities tell that Phuket is now one of the areas, where the number of HIV infected is increasing the most. Phuket is at the same time one of the biggest attractions for Norwegian tourists.
“We have been trying to reach out to adult Norwegian men with our warnings, but it is very difficult to get our message through. Many men scrap the condom and the risk for an HIV infection is high”, Nielsen says.
In 2007 alone there occurred 15 cases of HIV from