Updated Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS among Latinos

The HIV epidemic is a serious threat to the Hispanic/Latino community. While Hispanics/ Latinos1 represented approximately 15% of the United States (US) population, the rate of new HIV infections among Latinos was 2.5 times that of whites in 2006. During that same year, Latinos accounted for 17% of new HIV infections in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/hispanics/index.htm

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