HIV: U.S. Cities and Populations That Have Higher Rates of Infection Than in Africa

The New England Journal of Medicine published a shocking report that states that HIV has gotten beyond out of control in the United States. Certain populations in America have higher rates of HIV infections than in Africa, the distinguished medical magazine claims.

 

According to the NEJM, more than 1 in 30 adults in Washington, D.C., are HIV-infected, which is a greater percentage than what’s reported in the African countries of Ethiopia, Nigeria or Rwanda.