Atlanta, Ga., Dec 1, 2004 / 22:00 pm
A new study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showing that newly diagnosed HIV infections in gay and bisexual men has risen in many U.S. states since 2000 has confirmed that the incidence of AIDS in men engaged in homosexual behavior is significantly higher than that among other groups in the U.S., Reuters reports.
The study released to commemorate World AIDS Day, showed that between 2000 and 2003, 11% more infections of HIV/AIDS were diagnosed in among men who have sex with men.
Of the 125,800 diagnoses reported during the period, said the Center, 44% were accounted for by Gay and bisexual males.
During that same period, reported the CDC, the HIV/AIDS diagnosis rate for the overall population retained relative stability increasing by only 0.2% from 19.5 cases per 100,000 people in 2000, to 19.7 per 100,000 people in 2003.