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Bangor public health officials outline collaborative response to local HIV outbreak
Summary
City public-health staff reported 28 reported cases tied to a local outbreak and described a multi-agency response that includes street medicine, syringe-service providers, expanded case management funding and plans to hire two intensive case managers.
City public health staff briefed the Advisory Committee on Racial Equity, Inclusion and Human Rights on Aug. 26 about an ongoing HIV outbreak and a coordinated, multi-agency response.
Jen Vanderman, who provided the committee with a written memo and an oral update, said 28 cases have been reported to the Maine CDC; she cautioned that number likely undercounts the total because home tests and unreported positive tests are excluded from that tally. Vanderman said local modeling suggests the true number of infections could be substantially higher.
Vanderman described a rapid expansion of services and partnerships since the outbreak began: syringe-service providers including Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness and Needlepoint Sanctuary…
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