ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss CDC Report Showing Increased HIV Within Gay and Bisexual Males.

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TOPIC: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that HIV diagnoses among gay and bisexual men increased 7.1 percent in 2002, according to an article by Reuters. CDC officials stated the higher percentage may be a result of more gay and bisexual men being tested for the virus. The CDC plans to use a new HIV tracking system that can determine whether the virus developed in the previous six months.

EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story:

Dr. Robert Buckheit, of TherImmune Research Corporation, has 20 years of experience in research and development of anti-retroviral therapies for cancer and AIDS. He can discuss infective">anti-infective therapies to prevent the transmission and spread of infectious disease, including evaluation of efficacy and toxicity, range and mechanism of anti-infective action, anti-infective resistance, anti-infective combination therapy and animal model development. PR: Lori Kaiser 301-330-3733 [e-mail]

Dr. Andrew H. Kaplan, of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, can share his expertise on issues involving HIV, vaccines and drug resistance. 919-966-1146, 919-962-2211 (University PR Phone)

Dr. Elliott Dan Kieff, of Harvard University, is an expert on HIV, virology and infectious disease. 617-525-4252, 617-495-1000

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