December 01 2016
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Leading up to World AIDS Day,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed its latest
report on newly diagnosed HIV infections in the United States.
The latest data, as shown in the HIV Surveillance Report, shows new diagnoses have decreased through the Black, Latinx, and white communities, but have risen among young adults ages 25 to 29.
While HIV-positive live much longer, HIV prevalence has reached an all time high — over 950,000 people.
"Our nation’s HIV surveillance systems have advanced a long way since the early days of the epidemic, both in terms of how data is collected and how it is analyzed and reported,” Eugene McCray, director of CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, said in a statement. “Today, most states report complete information on HIV cases to CDC - including the person’s age, race/ethnicity, risk factors and even their HIV viral load at the time they are diagnosed. Removing duplicate cases takes much less time than it used to, and new technology means we can process large quantities of data much more quickly."
In 2015, men who have sex with men had the highest number of new diagnoses — 26,000 people in comparison to 3,000 people who acquired HIV through heterosexual sex. Additionally, the study found 1,400 new cases who acquired HIV through injected drug use.
Read more articles from PLUS, here.
The latest data, as shown in the HIV Surveillance Report, shows new diagnoses have decreased through the Black, Latinx, and white communities, but have risen among young adults ages 25 to 29.
While HIV-positive live much longer, HIV prevalence has reached an all time high — over 950,000 people.
"Our nation’s HIV surveillance systems have advanced a long way since the early days of the epidemic, both in terms of how data is collected and how it is analyzed and reported,” Eugene McCray, director of CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, said in a statement. “Today, most states report complete information on HIV cases to CDC - including the person’s age, race/ethnicity, risk factors and even their HIV viral load at the time they are diagnosed. Removing duplicate cases takes much less time than it used to, and new technology means we can process large quantities of data much more quickly."
In 2015, men who have sex with men had the highest number of new diagnoses — 26,000 people in comparison to 3,000 people who acquired HIV through heterosexual sex. Additionally, the study found 1,400 new cases who acquired HIV through injected drug use.
Read more articles from PLUS, here.
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