HIV, AIDS in the District

All but one ward in the city report a rate of HIV or AIDS of more than one percent, which exceeds what is considered "generalized and severe" by the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

SOURCE: District of Columbia Epidemiology Annual Report 2008, Heterosexual Relationships and HIV in Washington, D.C. | The Washington Post - March 15, 2009

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