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Associated Press - November 30, 2008
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State statistics from October show that just more than 34,500 people living in Illinois have HIV or AIDS. Records show the number of new diagnoses in the state have decreased since 2005.
Dr. Damon T. Arnold is the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health. He says that everyone should be tested for HIV and AIDS.
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