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Gay Pride?
On Parade

Published November 29, 2003

AIDS cases rise 17% among homosexual men


By Joseph B. Verrengia
Associated Press
Springfield News-Leader Online Edition


Federal officials say more signs of "prevention fatigue" are reflected in the latest report on AIDS — a 17 percent increase in new HIV cases among gay men over the past three years.

"HIV is not over in the United States," said Robert Janssen, director HIV/AIDS prevention division for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "The fight is as urgent as it was 20 years ago."

During 1999-2002, the CDC reported 18,843 men with new diagnoses of the virus that causes AIDS.

The CDC said the infection rate among heterosexuals and intravenous drug users did not change significantly. But the increase in HIV among gay men was worrisome.

Earlier this year, the agency launched a campaign repeating the safe sex message of condom use and discouraging needle-sharing. And, officials urged people at risk to be tested for HIV.

"To some extent, there is some prevention fatigue," Janssen said. "It's driven by a sense that HIV has become a chronic and treatable disease."




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