New HIV diagnoses for gay and bisexual men under the age of 30 have increased by one third over the past six years in New York City, according to the city's health department. Furthermore, new diagnoses have doubled among gay and bisexual men between the ages of 13 and 19, while the rate has declined by 22% for men over 30.
The health department reports that black and Hispanic men are most at risk to contract the virus—among the entire group, black men were diagnosed at twice the rate of whites in 2006, and Hispanics received 55% more diagnoses. For teens, the rate is more staggering. Ninety percent of teens with HIV in the study were black or Hispanic.
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