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HIV/AIDS
Studies from Brown University yield new data on HIV/AIDS
February 3rd, 2009
"Injection drug use (IDU) has been a route for HIV transmission since the beginning of the epidemic," investigators in the United States report. "This review focuses on an apparent decrease in the proportion of IDU-related HIV/AIDS in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island from 1999 to the present," wrote J.A. Mitty and colleagues, Brown University. The researchers concluded: "Although there are differences in HIV/AIDS reporting requirements among these states, the dramatic reduction in the proportion of HIV and AIDS cases related to IDU is notable and is comparable to the 42% decline in HIV diagnoses among injection drug users...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-02-03)
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