"News in Brief: New York"

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"News in Brief: New York"

Advocate (12/29/92) No. 619, P. 25

Abstract: The federal government's recently proposed revision of the AIDS surveillance definition is likely to boost the number of New York City residents who have the disease by 5,000 and nearly double the number of new cases that are currently reported per year, according to municipal AIDS program coordinator Ronald Johnson. He said on Nov. 13, "We are talking about an incredible if not frightening increase in caseloads." The new definition will entail a $250 million increase in municipal AIDS spending, he added. It is expected to take effect on Jan. 1 and will be the first time that people who are HIV-positive and suffer from pulmonary tuberculosis, cervical cancer, severely depressed immune systems, nonspecific bacterial pneumonia, or any of the 23 conditions in the current definition, are classified as having AIDS.

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