Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Dirty South greatest HIV risk for Gay, Bisexual Men

New Map Reveals HIV Risk Greatest in Southern Cities for Gay, Bisexual Men

Estimates of MSM (Men who have sex with men) by race are also not available, though the CDC estimated in February that half of black MSM and a quarter of Latino MSM will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime. 

“To stop the spread of HIV in the U.S., we have to understand how, where, and among whom the epidemic is striking the hardest,” Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, said during today's news conference. 

 

MICHAEL NEDELMAN,ABC News 32 minutes ago

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