Arkansas ranks number 32 highest in the nation for reported AIDS cases, according to information garnered by the Center for Disease Control and compiled by KAIT 8 Thursday in acknowledgment of World AIDS Awareness Day.
An even more frightening statistic: According to the CDC’s 2010 report, more than 1.1 million Americans living with the disease don’t know they have it.
Jared Pulver, a disease intervention specialist with the Arkansas Department of Health, attributed the low number to a statewide push for education which includes a two-day conference hosted by Arkansas State University that began yesterday and continues until 3 p.m. today.
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