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Article: Health Highlights: June 4, 2009; Puerto Rico Has High HIV Infection Rate: Study Big Differences Among States in Drug Abuse, Mental Illness: Report EPA Investigating Safety of Rubber Playgrounds, Sports Fields More Americans Doing Without Prescription Drugs.(briefs)(Report)
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- June 4, 2009
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Puerto Rico Has High HIV Infection Rate: Study
In 2006, the rate of new HIV infections in Puerto Rico was 45 per 100,000 people, two times higher than in the 50 states and Washington, D.C., according to a study published Thursday.
Injection drug use was the primary cause of transmission among the 1,440 people in Puerto Rico newly infected with HIV in 2006. The infection rate was 2.1 times higher among males than females. People ages 30-39 had the highest rates of infection, said researchers from the Puerto Rico Department of Health and the U.S. ...