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JUNE 2, 2023

New HIV Cases Declined 34% From 2017 to 2021, but Disparities Remain


Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition

New cases of HIV infection declined 12% from 2017 to 2021, with estimated annual infections totaling 36,500 in 2017 falling to about 32,100, according to a new report by the CDC

Another positive finding from the report was that the number of people using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) nearly doubled from 2017 to 2021. In 2017, about 13% of 1.2 million people were taking PrEP, compared with roughly 30% in