Rural

This fact sheet provides information CDC DASHs newest pilot project. TLC seeks to address HIV, STD, teen pregnancy, and high-risk substance use among youth in rural communities.

This report summarizes an ongoing investigation of an HIV infection community outbreak linked to injection drug users of oxymorphone in Indiana. It presents information on 135 people who have been diagnosed since January in a small rural area that normally sees no more than five cases annually. The report discusses the state's response to contain the spread of HIV and hepatitis C.