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A report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says for the first time, the rate of new HIV infections among black American women declined between 2008 and 2010, according to an article on Medline Plus.
According to the article, experts are hopeful that the 21 percent decrease may be the start of a long-term trend.
Overall, the CDC found the number of new infections among Americans has remained stable at about 50,000 per year over the last decade – in 2010, there were 47,500 new infections.
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And click here to read the full article on Medline Plus.
