Siberian man 'catches HIV from a fight'

'It is the rarest case of 'catching' HIV we've ever observed,' said  Tyumen Regional Anti-AIDS Centre. 'Overall in Russia it only happened once before that someone was infected with it as a result of a fight.'

The unnamed man was rushed to hospital with broken ribs and multiple open wounds after getting into the fight. He was treated and discharged. 

Two weeks later he returned with a series of medical complaints about his worsening health and blood tests appeared to show that he was HIV positive. 

'He was passed back to us after laboratory test results suggested HIV; our centre tests confirmed the diagnosis,' said a spokesman.

'We were lucky to be able to trace his attacker, who happened to be an HIV positive man.'

Both men are now being treated.