Minnesota HIV cases increase in 2006
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(AP) - The Minnesota Department of Health says reported cases of HIV infection rose among males in the state last year.
Health officials said Monday the increase in male cases was partly responsible for the 5 percent total increase in reported cases in 2006.
The largest increases seen in males were among those ages 15 to 24 and those over 40.
Health Department figures show that Latino men had the sharpest increase in HIV cases, followed by American Indian men.
Overall, 318 new cases were diagnosed in Minnesota in 2006, compared with 304 new cases in 2005.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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