Equatorial Guinea’s chief prosecutor Anatolio Nzang Nguema, assured TVGE that if medical examinations revealed that Ebang Engonga was “infected with a sexually transmitted disease” he would be prosecuted for an offence against “public health”.

Looks like the CIA world factbook has removed the rankings but in 2022 Equatorial Guinea was 9th in the word for HIV rate https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/about/archives/2022/field/hiv-aids-adult-prevalence-rate/country-comparison