Cluster Of HIV Cases Involves Hispanic Men In San Antonio

Source: HoustonPublicMedia.Org

Texas, California and New York have the highest rates of new HIV infections in the U.S. San Antonio physicians are being alerted about a rapidly growing cluster of new HIV cases. These infections are being monitored by the Centers for Disease Control. Stigma about homosexuality and AIDS in the Hispanic community may be part of the problem. Texas, along with California and New York, has the highest number of new cases in the country. Young, Hispanic men are showing up in HIV clinics in alarming numbers. And, she said, based on surveillance conducted by the CDC, San Antonio is a “hot spot” with a cluster of cases that are related, as in, the viruses are genetically similar. In Texas, young Hispanic patients have it particularly rough. The CDC has identified 16 clusters in Texas. Six of those are in San Antonio.