The surge in cases comes as the Trump administration sets out to eradicate HIV transmission by 2030
A cluster of HIV cases in a rural West Virginia county represents what public health officials have long feared amid the nationwide opioid epidemic.
The latest swell in HIV cases appears to be among the largest since an outbreak in Indiana’s Scott County four years ago, when more than 200 people were infected largely through injecting a powerful prescription opioid using dirty needles. Vice President Mike Pence, then governor of Indiana, wasfor dragging his feet before allowing the distribution of sterile needles to prevent the spread of HIV and hepatitis C among intravenous drug users.
They also praised the response of federal officials who have been advising the county. Since the beginning of the year, the CDC has been working with the state health department to expand infectious disease testing in Cabell, linking infected people to care and analyzing data about new cases. “I have no answer for that,” he said. “At night, it’s what you ask when you are screaming at the sky.”the spread of the virus by 2030. The administration is focusing efforts on 48 counties with the highest infection rates and seven states — a group that doesn’t include Cabell County or any place in West Virginia — as well as Washington, D.C., and San Juan, Puerto Rico.identified 220 counties
Many West Virginia towns, hollowed out by the loss of coal mining jobs, don’t have the resources to address the social factors such as homelessness and injection drug use that can spur an outbreak, and they “would be in trouble” if one occurred, said Feinberg of WVU. She also said there’s a need for primary care providers familiar with diagnosing and treating HIV. A lack of providers also means less screening.
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