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ANOTHER AIDS THEORY IS WRONG! NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE Friday, July 3, 1998 4:00 AM Eastern Time John Bowersox (301) 402-1663 Mass Treatment for Curable STDs has Mixed Results, Study Finds: Some STD Rates Fall, but HIV Incidence Remains Unchanged Community-wide treatment of curable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) reduced STD rates, and improved pregnancy outcomes, but did not reduce new HIV infections, in a recent study supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The study was conducted in a rural region of Uganda where STDs and HIV infection are common.

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