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Wed Apr 24, 2013, 07:06 AM Apr 2013

HIV spread in England 'could be halted within generation'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22261478

The spread of HIV in England can be stopped within a generation, according to a new prevention campaign funded by the Department of Health.

There are around 90,000 people living with HIV in England. One person in four does not know they have it.

Gay and bisexual men and people in African communities make up three-quarters of cases.

Focused screening and information for high-risk groups could end the epidemic, experts say.
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