Australian gets HIV from Bali tattoo

A West Australian has contracted HIV after getting a tattoo while on holiday in Bali.

The incident has prompted the West Australian Health Department to urge all Australians who have had tattoos or piercings in Bali to consult a doctor and consider getting a HIV test.

It is understood the person was tested after returning to Australia from Indonesia.

The department has not revealed the age and sex of the person or details about where the tattoo was done.

The Indonesian health authorities have been notified about the case.

WA Health director of communicable disease control Paul Armstrong told the ABC: “Anybody who has had a tattoo in Bali or a body piercing in Bali should consider the information that’s come out and talk to their doctor about getting tested for HIV.”

Mr Armstrong advised travellers not to get tattoos and piercings done overseas, particularly in developing countries.

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