World AIDS Cases Doubled in Year
Officially reported cases of the killer disease AIDS have nearly doubled in one year to pass the 100,000 mark, the World Health Organization announced Friday.
WHO had been notified of 100,410 cases on June 30, compared with 53,121 a year earlier.
It estimated the total number of AIDS cases at 150,000 and said an estimated 5 to 10 million people were carrying the HIV virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
Nearly two-thirds of the cases--65,099--are in the United States, which registered a 5.7% increase in three months.
WHO’s European region had the next highest total with 12,661, or 0.7 cases for every 100,000 people. The West German total rose in one month to 2,091 from 1,971.
Africa was next highest with 11,697, a rise of 203 in one month. Most of the increase was registered in Burundi, which now has 1,156 cases, up 196 since the WHO’s previous report. Africa reported 1.7 cases of AIDS for every 100,000 people.
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