3C.
H
UMAN
I
MMUNODEFICIENCY
V
IRUS
(HIV)
DISEASEAND
A
CQUIRED
I
MMUNODEFICIENCY
S
YNDROME
(AIDS)
Statistics about the estimated incidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease and Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (AIDS) for 1981-2013, as provided by the Office of HIV, STD, and Hepatitis Services, are available in Tables 3C-
1, 3C-2, 3C-3, 3C-4, 3C-5 and 5F-3 of this report. In the past, the cases of persons previously reported as HIV positive and
subsequently diagnosed with AIDS were not properly counted since these were not new cases, only a new diagnosis
reflecting a progression of the disease. The data presented in this report are based on a revised approach adopted by the
Office of HIV/AIDS Services. The estimated incidence of HIV/AIDS includes the sum of new HIV cases and new AIDS cases,
which were not diagnosed as HIV positive in any prior calendar year. The cases of persons who were diagnosed with both
HIV and AIDS in the same calendar year are counted only as AIDS to avoid double counting.
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