Multicampus outbreak of HIV in North Carolina spurs quick state action. Prevention, testing program targets black colleges.
Thanks to a statewide HIV RNA testing program, North Carolina public health officials learned earlier this year that there was a new outbreak of HIV infection among students at more than 10 colleges across the state. An investigation already has found links between many of the students, and the discovery has given rise to a stronger, statewide push for prevention, testing, and counseling programs at 12 minority colleges.
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