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AIDS Epidemic Rages Through the Deep South

Mississippi's treatment rate comparable to Ethiopia's: Lisa Biagiotti

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 26, 2012 12:59 PM CDT | Updated Jul 29, 2012 12:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – You might think HIV/AIDS has been relegated to a Third World problem, but the virus is ravaging populations right here in the American South. Some 50% of new HIV cases occur in Dixie, which is home to more HIV-positive Americans than any other region and...   Read full story »

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