Up to 900 children have now been infected with HIV by 'rogue doctor' who reused infected syringes in Pakistan
Earlier this year, it was reported that there had been an outbreak of 500 cases of the virus in Ratodero.
But now the figure is as high as 1,100, with 900 children, with health officials fearing hundreds more, after paediatrician Dr Muzaffar Ghanghro allegedly used infected syringes.
The doctor was charging 16p a visit and was one of the cheapest in the city.
A quarter of the city's 200,000 residents have been tested so far, leading health officials to fear the number could be much higher, according to The New York Times.
Imtiaz Jalbani had six of his children treated by the doctor and said he once saw him rummaging through a bin for an old needle on his son, six, who was later diagnosed as HIV-positive.
Four of Mr Jalbani's children have since tested positive for HIV and the two youngest have died.
Another parent said Dr Ghanghro used the same drip on 50 children without changing the needle.
He was later arrested and charged with negligence and manslaughter after the scale of the outbreak came out.
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