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The Anatomy of an HIV Outbreak Response in a Rural Community

Drug abuse with people sharing the same syringe to inject heroine

In a small, rural town in Southern Indiana, a public health crisis emerges.  In a community that normally sees fewer than five new HIV diagnoses a year, more than a hundred new cases are diagnosed and almost all are coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). How was this outbreak discovered, and what caused this widespread Read More >

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