Minnesota HIV/AIDS rates leap, infection rate highest since 1992
Categories: HIV/AIDS, Health Care
With metro area white males in their teens and 20s leading the way, Minnesota saw a 13 percent increase in its number of reported HIV/AIDS infections in 2009, compared to the year before.
The 368 cases represent the highest number of infections since 1992, according to Minnesota Department of Health's Peter Carr.
MDH says 9,176 HIV/AIDS cases have been reported since the department began tracking AIDS in 1982 and HIV in 1985. The state averaged a little over 300 cases per year for nearly a decade.
From the study:
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