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HIV Infections Up 3% Globally in 2003; Sharpest Rise in East Asia, UNAIDS, WHO Say

From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

January 27, 2005

UNAIDS and the World Health Organization have released data on the growth of HIV infections. From 2003 to 2004, infections rose 3 percent globally. In various regions of the world during the same period, HIV among persons ages 0-49 grew by the percentages shown. East Asia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea: 22 percent. Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 17 percent. North Africa and the Middle East: 13 percent. Latin America: 6 percent. South Asia and Southeast Asia: 4 percent. Sub-Saharan Africa: 2 percent. Caribbean: 2 percent. Europe (excluding Eastern Europe), North America, Australia and New Zealand: 0 percent.

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Adapted from:
Wall Street Journal
01.27.2005

  
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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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