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HIV cases rise among Latino women in Sonoma County, California

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Posted on: February 2nd, 2006
Filed Under: [ Health ] [ Hispanic News ]
Tags: HIV

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“The number of newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases continued to decline in 2004, but the proportion of Latino, female and heterosexual cases continued to rise, according to the Sonoma County Annual Report on the Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS released last month.

“This trend in Sonoma County is consistent with other parts of the country. The number of cases acquired through injection drug use actually has declined,” said Dr. Mark Netherda, medical director of the Sonoma County Center for HIV Prevention and Care….”

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