As of December 31, 2007, the cumulative total of AIDS cases reported in the state was 16,680. For just the year 2007 there were 382 deaths in North Carolina. North Carolina was 9th among states reporting the highest number of AIDS cases in 2006. On average, 7 new cases of HIV disease were reported per week in Mecklenburg County in 2007. North Carolina reported 1,943 cases of HIV disease in 2007, with 20%
(387 cases) attributed to Mecklenburg County. There were 75 deaths just from Mecklenburg in 2007 that attributed to HIV/AIDS, which was the highest HIV/AIDS mortality rate in any other county in North Carolina.
The date of AIDS report represents the date that an individual is reported as an AIDS case. Individuals usually are first reported with an HIV diagnosis and then later with an AIDS diagnosis. However, some people are reported with both an HIV diagnosis and an AIDS diagnosis at the same time. Monitoring changes in AIDS cases helps to give a valuable measure of the continuing impact of treatment as well as describing those who may not have access to care. Increases in the reports may indicate that more individuals are not receiving effective treatments or that current treatments are not as effective as they were earlier. Close attention should be paid to the demographic changes in AIDS cases, particularly by agencies that provide care services for clients.
The top 10 states with the highest HIV/AIDS cases in 2007 are California, New York, Florida, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Illinois, New Jersey, and North Carolina as shown by the first map below.
The top 5 counties with the highest HIV/AIDS deaths in North Carolina in 2007 are Mecklenburg County, Wake County, Guilford County, Cumberland County, and Forsyth County as shown below by the second map.
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