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Published online 30 March 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060327-13

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Southern India sees drop in HIV

Good news is tempered by continued global rise.

The number of people with HIV seems to be dipping in southern India, adding to the evidence that prevention efforts are biting into the epidemic in some parts of the globe.

India is one of the countries worst hit by the global HIV epidemic, with around 5 million people infected.

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