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CDC releases new data on HIV diagnosis and prevalence in the United States

Posted on November 30, 2016

Source: aidsmap

CDC releases new data on HIV diagnosis and prevalence in the United States

"In advance of World AIDS Day the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its latest report on recently diagnosed HIV infections in the United States. The new HIV Surveillance Report, which covers data to the end of 2015, shows that HIV diagnoses have decreased among both women and men, and among African Americans, Latinos and white people, but have risen among young people age 25-29. As people with HIV live longer thanks to effective antiretroviral treatment, HIV prevalence has reached an all-time high of more than 955,000 people.

CDC's HIV Surveillance Report, which has been published since 1982, includes detailed information about diagnosed HIV infection in the US. This year's edition uses a new approach – made possible by improvements in surveillance methods and data sources – that will no longer involve statistical adjustment to account for delays in reporting."

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