Study: 1 in 4 Latino Gay or Bisexual Men Will Contract HIV in their Lifetime

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A new CDC study finds a quarter of Latino gay or bisexual men will be infected with HIV over their lifetimes.

“Gay and bisexual men continue to be most affected by HIV in the U.S. At current rates, 1 in 6 men who have sex with men (MSM) will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime, making them 79 times more likely than heterosexual men to be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetimes. People who inject drugs are also at increased risk,” the CDC said in a written statement.

The south from Texas to Florida has a “higher rate of HIV infection than the rest of the country.”

At current rates, 1 in 2 African-American men who have sex with men (MSM) and 1 in 4 Hispanic MSM will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime, compared with 1 in 11 white MSM.

“These estimates are a sobering reminder that gay and bisexual men face an unacceptably high risk for HIV – and of the urgent need for action,” said Dr. Eugene McCray, director of CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention. “If we work to ensure that every American has access to the prevention tools we know work, we can avoid the outcomes projected in this study.”

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