Sunday 8 February 2015

Death rate in US blacks infected with HIV drops 28%

EPIDEMICS
Death rate in US blacks infected with HIV drops 28%
Washington (AFP) Feb 5, 2015 - The mortality rate of African-Americans infected with HIV has dropped sharply in recent years and the gap between whites and blacks is narrowing, new figures show. A new report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the death rate for blacks infected by the HIV virus dropped 28 percent from 2008 to 2012, a greater decrease than other races and ethnicities. The CD ... more


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