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November 21, 2005
2005: Biggest Rise Yet in HIV Infections
by Staff
November 21, 2005—Almost 5 million people were infected with HIV this year, according to a UN report released Monday, the highest number of new cases since the virus first appeared in 1981. According to the yearly report, 40.3 million people are now living with HIV around the world, with the fastest rising numbers in sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.