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. 2020 Dec 1;34(15):2325-2328.
doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002668.

Can the 'Ending the HIV Epidemic' initiative transition the USA towards HIV/AIDS epidemic control?

Xiao Zang  1 , Emanuel Krebs  2 , Cassandra Mah  3 , Jeong E Min  2 , Brandon D L Marshall  1 , Daniel J Feaster  4 , Bruce R Schackman  5 , Lisa R Metsch  6 , Steffanie A Strathdee  7 , Czarina N Behrends  5 , Bohdan Nosyk  2   3 ; localized HIV modeling study group
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Can the 'Ending the HIV Epidemic' initiative transition the USA towards HIV/AIDS epidemic control?

Xiao Zang et al. AIDS. .

Abstract

: Using a dynamic HIV transmission model calibrated for six USA cities, we projected HIV incidence from 2020 to 2040 and estimated whether an established UNAIDS HIV epidemic control target could be met under ideal implementation of optimal combination strategies previously defined for each city. Four of six cities (Atlanta, Baltimore, New York City and Seattle) were projected to achieve epidemic control by 2040 and we identified differences in reaching epidemic control across racial/ethnic groups.

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Projected HIV incidence (per 10,000 adults, aged 15–64) between 2020–2040 under ideal implementation of combination strategies in six US cities, in relation to the UNAIDS epidemic control target, overall and stratified by racial/ethnic groups. The y-axis is in the logarithmic scale with base 2.
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