Archive · 30 Jan 2026
AP SACS Probes False HIV Diagnosis Report
The Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society (AP SACS) is looking into a case where a woman was wrongly told she had HIV.
This mistake caused her and her family a lot of trouble for four years.
The society has appointed an officer to investigate and find out what went wrong.
They also did new tests, which showed that the woman does not have HIV.
The society says that sometimes, even without HIV, certain conditions can make the test show a false positive result.
The officer has to give a detailed report by February 5, 2026.
AP SACS ordered a probe into a false HIV-positive diagnosis reported in Deccan Chronicle.
An investigation has been initiated, with Ankinidu Prasad appointed as the inquiry officer.
Fresh HIV tests confirmed the woman was HIV-negative, conducted at Proddutur Government Hospital.
AP SACS clarified that certain conditions can cause false-positive test results.
The inquiry officer is directed to submit a detailed report by February 5, 2026.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society (AP SACS)
- What
- Ordered a probe into a false HIV-positive diagnosis
- When
- After a complaint on March 11, 2025
- Where
- Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
- Why
- To investigate the incorrect diagnosis and its implications
- Organization
- Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society (AP SACS)
- Report Title
- Erroneous HIV test has couple in four-year trauma
- Inquiry Officer
- Ankinidu Prasad
- Report Due Date
- February 5, 2026
- Complaint Date
- March 11, 2025
- Test Result
- HIV-negative
- Hospital
- Proddutur Government Hospital