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ulation prioritized by local HIV epidemiology,
namely MSM. “Those who are at highest risk,
who have the highest numbers, the newest
infections are all in that category," she notes.
National data from the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, for example, indicate a
7 percent rise in HIV infections from 2001 to
2002 and an increase of nearly 18 percent since
1999, the year in which the number of infec
tions among gay and hi
men was at its nadir. Only
25 states report diagnoses,
however, so these statis
tics do not reflect hard-hit
areas
such as California
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increases in new HIV
with MSM 24 and younger.
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occur in Portland, C A P
According to Felicia
says the quadrupling of local syphilis cases
Wilhelmy, C A P’s outreach and prevention edu
among gay and hi men in 2002 over 2001 is evi
cation manager, these specific categories were
dence of increased high-risk sexual behavior
defined by the county’s community planning
that can also result in HIV transmission.
team, which recommended focusing on the pop-
ascade AIDS Project was recently
awarded a $210,000 contract from
the Multnomah County Health
Department to conduct HIV pre
vention work aimed at three spe
cific categories of men who have sex with men
(M SM ), reflecting a 58 percent increase in
funding over the previous year.
The contract, which began July 1, seeks to
reach MSM of color; alco
hol- and dmg-using MSM
who are not intravenous
drug users; and MSM 25 and
older. Outside In, a social
service agency that reaches
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