HIV Still Rampant Among MSM

We have known for many years that more than half of all new HIV infections in the U.S. occur among men who have sex with men (MSM) and that this is, in fact, the only risk group in the country in which incidence is rising. This year, the CDC reported that the prevalence of HIV infection among MSM is holding steady at an alarming 19%, with significant variations by race, age, education, and income level (JW AIDS Clin Care Nov 1 2010). Reports from Europe and Asia are equally concerning. In France, the incidence of HIV infection among MSM was found to be 200 times higher than the incidence in the heterosexual population (JW AIDS Clin Care Oct 25 2010), and in China, 4.8% of MSM recruited via the Internet were HIV-infected (JW AIDS Clin Care F…