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HIV Prevention in theThird Decade: Activities of CDC's Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention

This report focuses on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the US and the work of the CDC’s division of HIV/AIDS prevention. It provides a brief history of the accomplishments since 1981, discusses the current status of the epidemic in the US and how CDC is responding, using surveillance data reported to CDC from the 25 states with long-standing HIV reporting. It looks back on the successes of HIV/AIDS prevention and presents future plans.

HIV/AIDS Among Hispanics: United States 2001-2005

This report provides information on the disproportionate rates of HIV infection and AIDS in Hispanics living in the US. The report is based on an analysis of HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed among Hispanic adults and adolescents living with HIV or AIDS in 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2005. HIV/AIDS cases include those with a diagnosis of HIV infection that have not progressed to AIDS, those with a diagnosis of HIV infection followed by a diagnosis of AIDS, and concurrent diagnoses of AIDS and HIV infection.

Electronic Record Linkage to Identify Deaths Among Persons With AIDS – District of Columbia, 2000-2005

This report discusses the use of electronic record linkage to identify deaths that occurred during 2000-2005 among persons with AIDS who resided or were diagnosed in the District of Columbia (DC). This electronic record linkage was used to ascertain deaths annually as part of routine HIV/AIDS surveillance. Record linkage was achieved using Link Plus, a free program developed by CDC.

MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Surveillance for Acute Viral Hepatitis - United States, 2006

This report describes the burden of acute disease attributed to infection with the hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C viruses, and describes acute disease trends in recent years. Cases of acute viral hepatitis are reported weekly by state and territorial health departments to CDC's National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. The report includes the methods of collecting data, definitions for acute viral hepatitis, and analyses.

VIH/SIDA en los Estados Unidos

This information sheet presents an update on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States. It reports on the new cases diagnosed in the 34 states with long-term, confidential name-based HIV reporting by sex, transmission category, race/ethnicity, and age. The information sheet also provides statistics on trends in AIDS diagnoses and deaths from 2003 to 2007.

HIV Infection Among Injection-Drug Users --- 34 States, 2004--2007

In this report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) analyzed data from the national notifiable disease reporting system for 2004-2007 from the 34 states with confidential name-based HIV reporting since 2003. Data represent injecting drug users (IDUs) who received a new diagnosis of HIV infection, regardless of when the infection was acquired and excluding IDUs categorized as men who have sex with men. Number and percentage of IDUs who were diagnosed with HIV were estimated by sex, age, race/ethnicity, and area of residence at the time of diagnosis.