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News Briefs Canada: High HIV Rates Found in Pregnant Native WomenOctober 24, 2002 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! According to a survey yet to be completed, pregnant native women in Canada are seven times more likely to be HIV-positive than their non-aboriginal counterparts. Shaunee Pointe, spokesperson for the First Nations Chiefs' Health Committee, called the rates "alarmingly high." The committee has completed three years of a four-year study. Ten women of 3,192 tested so far are HIV-positive, Pointe said. Among the general population in 2000 and 2001, one of about 2,500 pregnant women had HIV, she said. Edmonton Journal (Alberta, Canada) 10.23.02 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!  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. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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