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HIV and AIDS rates slowly climb in Brazil

Despite an overall 11 percent global decrease in HIV diagnoses, the virus is on the rise in Brazil. According to UNAIDS, the UN body responsible for monitoring HIV and AIDS rates across the planet, cases rose by 3 percent in Brazil during 2016. Experts and health professionals worry that this could get worse,...

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