Study shows Mexican migrants have high rates of HIV

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Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Study shows Mexican migrants have high rates of HIV

By: LAURA WIDES - Associated Press

LOS ANGELES ---- Mexican migrants are infected with HIV at a higher rate than the general population in California and Mexico, according to two studies released Monday.

The findings marked a significant change from past research that found migrants engaged in high risk behavior but were unlikely to contract the disease.

A study of Mexican migrants in California found that 0.6 percent were infected with HIV. That compares to numbers released Monday by the CDC, which put the prevalence rate as of 2003 at around 0.4 percent in the general U.S. population.

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