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# 104   HIV EXPOSURE HIGH AMONG NEW YORK WOMEN
REF:  WASHINGTON POST
DATE: 26 MARCH 1989

[A BACKROOM REPRINT]

One in every 77 women of childbearing age in New York City is infected with
the virus that causes AIDS, according to a study that officials said offers
one of the first accurate pictures of how the disease is spreading  in  the
population at large.

The survey of infection in infants born in New York state, one of the first
in  a  series being conducted by 44 states and territories, also found that
one in 151 women of childbearing age statewide is infected with  the  virus
that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

"I would certainly think the word `alarming' would be an  apt  descriptor,"
said  Dr.  Lloyd  F.  Novick, the official who headed the study, results of
which were  published  Friday  in  the  Journal  of  the  American  Medical
Association.  "A  key  aspect to follow is (whether) this rate of infection
will decrease or increase over time."

Preliminary results from a similar study in California  indicate  that  the
infection rate among childbearing women is much lower than in New York.

The New York study was based on blood samples required by law to  be  taken
from every baby born and shows that blacks and Hispanics are hardest hit.

Researchers estimate that about 40 percent of the newborns with  the  virus
are  actually  infected;  the remainder are just temporarily carrying their
infected mother's antibodies.

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