DAKAR, Oct 20 (AFP) - Gambian and Senegalese medical authorities have decided to step up medical monitoring along their border, an area susceptible to the spread of AIDS and other diseases due to a large number of travelers, Sengalese national radio RTS said on Sunday. "There is an extraordinary flux of migrants" along the border, said Aliou Diallo, chief medical officier for the Nioro region south of the Sengalese city of Koalack. A high percentage of truck drivers is HIV positive, said Diallo, making it difficult to control the spread of the disease across the region. Despite a lack of funding, Senegalese and Gambian medical officials decided to step up monitoring for the disease and prevention efforts, said RTS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~