Photo: RCMP David Hynd

Police are looking for an HIV-positive Vancouver man who has allegedly violated several probation conditions, including not disclosing his HIV status to sexual partners.

In an unprecedented case, David Hynd, 35, pleaded guilty to violating B.C.’s Public Health Act in October 2018 and was given 18 months probation.

As reported by CTV News, his probation conditions included complying with medical directions, taking his prescribed antiretroviral medication and disclosing his HIV status to any sexual partners.

"[We] never would have brought this forward for enforcement, if there hadn’t been an ongoing risk of HIV transmission to members of the public without their knowledge," Vancouver Coastal Health's Dr. John Harding told CTV News.

Harding said they took “every supportive measure” for years to try to get Hynd to reduce the risk of transmission to others, before taking legal action.

"This is a point we never wanted to get to," Harding said.

He's since allegedly violated six of his probation conditions, and police are actively searching for him.

This week, Vancouver police released Hynd's name and photo, in an attempt to locate him.

Hynd is 6-foot-3, 195 pounds with brown eyes and a shaved head. He may be driving a black Dodge Ram with an Alberta licence plate. Police say anyone who sees him should call 911.

– with files from CTV Vancouver