Minnesota HIV Rates 2006 – Rates in Latino Community Show Alarming Increase

“In 2006, 318 new cases of HIV were reported in Minnesota, a five percent increase from the previous year. Representing less than four percent of the state’s population, the Latino community showed an alarming increase from 8 percent in 2005, to 14 percent of the total in 2006.

“In Minnesota, HIV continues to be a serious health threat for gay and bisexual men, reinforcing the need for targeted prevention efforts,” says Lorraine Teel, Minnesota AIDS Project MAP executive director. Of all new males cases reported in 2006, male-to-male sex is the only risk factor for 64 percent of all new cases of HIV. Thirty-five percent of newly diagnosed Minnesotans live in Twin Cities’ suburbs, a trend that has shown a steady increase over the past five years.”

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