Notes from the Field: HIV Diagnoses Among Persons Who Inject Drugs --- Northeastern Massachusetts, 2015--2018

Published on March 14, 2019

From 2000 to 2014, the number of annual diagnoses of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Massachusetts declined 47%.

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QuickStats: Injury Death Rates for Persons Aged 15-19 Years, by Intent - United States, 1999-2017

March 7, 2019
The injury death rate for persons aged 15-19 years declined from 52.7 per 100,000 in 1999 to 32.8 in 2013 but then increased to 40.0 in 2017.

World TB Day --- March 24, 2019

March 21, 2019
World TB Day is observed each year on March 24. This observance provides an opportunity to raise awareness about tuberculosis (TB) and the measures needed to find, treat, and prevent this devastating disease.