CDC underestimated new HIV cases by 40 percent

August 3rd, 2008 in Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
CDC underestimated new HIV cases by 40 percent (AP)

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Graphic shows a breakdown of new HIV infections for 2006.

(AP) -- The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reported, acknowledging that their numbers have understated the level of the epidemic.



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