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Bangor public health reports 26 confirmed HIV cases; Ryan White medical case management service gap cited
Summary
Bangor Public Health and Community Services reported 26 confirmed HIV cases linked to a roughly 20-month cluster and warned the region currently lacks a Ryan White Part C medical case management provider after Regional Medical Center at LeBach stopped providing the service.
Jen Gunnerman, director of Bangor Public Health and Community Services, told the City Council workshop on July 14 that the city has documented 26 confirmed HIV cases over roughly a 20-month period and that health officials believe the true number is higher.
"We are at a total number of 26 cases, over now, gosh, a 20 month time for you," Gunnerman said. She added that testing barriers — stigma, fear of learning a test result and unstable living situations — mean the 26-person count reflects only those who have been tested and diagnosed.
The update also said the Regional Medical Center at LeBach has ceased providing Ryan White Part C HIV medical case management for five counties, leaving a gap in…
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