HIV Spreading In New York City At About Three Times The National Rate, Study Finds

HIV Spreading In New York City At About Three Times The National Rate, Study Finds

HIV is spreading in New York City at about three times the national rate, with an incidence of 72 new HIV infections per 100,000 people, compared with 23 new infections per 100,000 people nationwide, according to a study released Wednesday by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the New York Times reports (Chan, New York Times, 8/28).

H.I.V. Is Spreading in New York City at Three Times the National Rate, a Study Finds

The New York Times reports that HIV is spreading in New York City at three times the national rate. Sewell Chan writes, The virus that causes AIDS is spreading in New York City at three times the national rate —...

H.I.V. Is Spreading in New York City at Three Times the National Rate, a Study Finds

The virus that causes AIDS is spreading in New York City at three times the national rate — an incidence of 72 new infections for every 100,000 people, compared with 23 per 100,000 nationally.

H.I.V. Is Spreading at Three Times National Rate

A city Health Department study estimated new cases of H.I.V. infection at nearly 5,000 a year.

New Yorkers Contracting HIV at 3 Times National Rate

New data show New York City residents are contracting the virus that causes AIDS at three times the national rate.

Stamford, Conn., Officials Concerned About HIV/AIDS Among Hispanics

HIV/AIDS advocates in Stamford, Conn., are expressing concern about HIV/AIDS cases among Hispanics and how to effectively target outreach efforts toward the community, the Stamford Advocate reports. As of June, 118 Hispanics in Stamford were living with HIV/AIDS, according to the Stamford Health Department. Hispanics make up 22.3% of all current HIV/AIDS cases in the city and 19.