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Fifteen AIDS Cases Reported in South Dakota

From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

September 23, 2002

Fifteen new cases of HIV/AIDS were reported to the South Dakota Health Department during the first six months of 2002, according to a new report. That compares to 10 new cases reported from January through June 2001. But with no new cases reported since June 30, 2002, it is possible that South Dakota will end the year with fewer new cases than the 22 reported in 2001, state epidemiologist Lon Kightlinger said.

So far this year, one South Dakotan has died from AIDS. That compares to 17 last year and a peak of 39 in 1991. Of 15 cases reported during the first half of this year, 12 were men and three were women. The semiannual HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report shows South Dakota has the sixth lowest rate of HIV/AIDS cases in the nation.

Some highlights of the report:

  • South Dakota has 2.9 cases per 100,000 residents. That compares to 166.2 per 100,000 in Washington, D.C., which has the nation's highest rate. North Dakota has the lowest rate nationwide, 0.5 per 100,000.

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  • Since 1985, 412 HIV/AIDS cases have been reported in South Dakota, including the 15 new cases in the first six months of 2002. Of the 412, 194 have been diagnosed with AIDS.

  • Of the 412 South Dakotans with HIV/AIDS, 167 were age 30 to 39, while 134 were age 20 to 29 when their cases were reported.

  • Seventy-four percent of the South Dakotans infected have been white, 14 percent Native American, 9 percent black and 3 percent Hispanic.

  • Of the 412 South Dakotans, 196 were infected as a result of men having sex with men, the most prevalent cause in the state. Fifty-eight contracted HIV by injecting drugs, the second most prevalent cause.

About 125 cases of gonorrhea were reported in the state during the first six months of 2002. That compares to a total of almost 300 last year. No syphilis infections were reported during the first half of the year. That compares to one last year and eight in 1994, which was the peak in recent years.

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Adapted from:
Associated Press
09.21.02

  
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This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
 
 

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