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HIV Prevalence Estimates -- United States, 2006
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With 80% of states reporting name-based HIV diagnoses as of 01/2006, an extended back-calculation method is now used to estimate HIV prevalence more accurately. What are the HIV prevalence estimates?
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
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Peptide Fibrils in Semen Promote HIV Transmission
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Amyloid fibrils formed by peptides present in semen capture HIV virions and promote the fusion of HIV with target cells, enhancing viral infectivity by several orders of magnitude, scientists report in the December 14th issue of Cell. Reuters Health Information
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Racial Disparities in HIV Incidence Greatest Among Women and MSM
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Blacks and Hispanics continue to be disproportionately affected by incident HIV infection, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today, with minority women and men who have sex with men (MSM) at particularly high risk. Reuters Health Information
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Virus Subtype Affects Progression of HIV-1 Infection in Uganda
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The progression of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) disease is affected by the virus subtype, according to a recent study based on research ongoing in Rakai, Uganda, since 1994 and published in the March 1 issue of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Reuters Health Information
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