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Wed 08 Aug 2008Study says gay, bisexual men have 19 times higher HIV risk
MEXICO:Men who have sex with men are 19 times more likely to be infected with HIV, the virus that causes Aids, than the general population, yet are ignored in many countries, an Aids group said in a study released on Monday.
The report from the American Foundation for Aids Research suggests the group originally at most risk of the fatal and incurable virus - gay and bisexual men - remain at highest risk, even as the pandemic has broadened to affect women and children as well.
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