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Researchers track
HIV infection rates in five U.K. cities

Researchers track
HIV infection rates in five U.K. cities

Research collected in five major British cities has found that two out of five HIV-infected gay men in the United Kingdom are undiagnosed. According to the findings, more than half of these men had recently tested negative for HIV and had thought they were uninfected, Aidsmap.com reports. The information was presented to the 16th International AIDS Conference in Toronto last week by the University College London and the Medical Research Council. Investigators compared sexual risk behavior and HIV prevalence in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Brighton, and Manchester in order to understand the link between increased risk behavior, increased HIV prevalence, and undiagnosed HIV infection. The city with the highest HIV rate was Brighton, with one out of seven gay men testing positive. London had the second-highest rate, with one out of every eight gay men infected, 44.1% of whom were unaware of their HIV-positive status. (The Advocate)

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