CDC wants all States to add HIV to current AIDS surveillance programs. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 2000. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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CDC wants all States to add HIV to current AIDS surveillance programs. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

AIDS Alert. 1999 Feb;14(2):13-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE AIDS/20700033

Abstract: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all States include HIV cases in their AIDS surveillance programs, which could add 200,000 people to the overall surveillance count. Thirty-two States already perform HIV surveillance, but three of them collect only pediatric information. There are no penalties for States that do not follow the recommendations. HIV reporting comes from hospitals, private providers, and laboratories that perform diagnostic tests. A more accurate reporting system could lead to greater Federal funding for targeted programs. A table shows the current status of reporting systems by State, and another summarizes the demographic characteristics of people at their initial diagnosis.

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