CDC report on new HIV infections in U.S. did not include data from Puerto Rico; omission has widespread consequences, advocates say
September 3rd, 2008 | by admin |Disease/Infection News
A CDC report released last month about new annual HIV infections in the U.S. did not include data from Puerto Rico, an omission that Hispanic HIV/AIDS advocates say could have widespread consequences nationwide, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
According to the advocates, CDC ignored the seriousness of HIV/AIDS in Puerto Rico, which has the fifth-largest concentration of HIV cases nationwide, by not including data in the report. In addition, the omission significantly lowers estimates border=0>
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