HIV outbreak hits southern Indiana

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Source: http://wishtv.com/2015/02/25/hiv-outbreak-hits-southeastern-indiana/


HIV outbreak hits southern Indiana
By Howard Monroe Published: February 25, 2015, 8:45 am Updated: February 25, 2015, 5:55 pm

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) ? The Indiana State Department of Health says an HIV outbreak is inundating the southern part of the state.

Twenty-six cases of HIV have been reported in five southern counties since mid-December. The counties are Clark, Jackson, Perry, Scott, and Washington.

The state says it?s stemming from an increase in injection drug use. But those who work in this everyday say this isn?t an outbreak at all...

 

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Source: http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/HIV-cases-grow-in-southeastern-Indiana/31530090
[h=1]HIV cases grow in southeastern Indiana[/h] POSTED: 06:04 PM EST Feb 27, 2015

INDIANAPOLIS - Below is a statement released by Indiana State Department of Health:
The HIV outbreak announced by State health officials Wednesday continues to grow, now reaching 27 confirmed cases and 10 preliminary HIV positive cases. All cases are linked to injection drug abuse of the prescription drug, opana, with some individuals also reporting sexual intercourse as a possible mode of transmission. Opana is a powerful opioid painkiller containing oxymorphone. State and local health officials are following up on known contacts in Scott, Clark, Jackson, Perry and Washington counties...

 

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Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...n-southern-indiana-20150325-story.html#page=1


HIV outbreak in southern Indiana worst in state's history
By Tribune wire reports
March 25, 2015

Throughout the city of Austin in southeastern Indiana, signs advertise free HIV testing at the Scott County Health Department.

Boarded-up windows decorate nearby houses; metal cages surround air conditioners to bar people from stealing parts to scrap for change. Austin has no drug rehabilitation facility, much less a grocery store.

It?s also the epicenter of the worst HIV outbreak in Indiana history...

...Health officials have confirmed 55 cases of HIV in Scott County since December. A month ago, the number of confirmed cases was 24...

 

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Source: http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2...indiana-leads-to-needle-exchange-program.html


HIV outbreak in Indiana leads to needle-exchange program
Gov. Mike Pence issued executive order declaring public health emergency in Scott County after 79 new HIV infections reported since January due to intravenous drug use.

By: Rick Callahan The Associated Press, Published on Thu Mar 26 2015

INDIANAPOLIS ? Indiana's governor authorized a short-term needle-exchange program and other steps Thursday to help contain the spread of HIV in a county tied to 79 new infections since January, all of them linked to intravenous drug use.

Gov. Mike Pence issued an executive order declaring a public health emergency in the Midwestern state's Scott County. He ordered the state health department to set up a command centre to co-ordinate HIV and substance-abuse treatment and establish a mobile unit to enrol people in a state-run health program.

Most of the infections involve people who shared a syringe while injecting a liquid form of the prescription painkiller Opana, according to state epidemiologist Pam Pontones...

 

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Source: http://www.wdrb.com/story/28740494/eight-more-cases-of-hiv-confirmed-in-scott-county-indiana

More cases of HIV confirmed in Scott County, Indiana
Posted: Apr 07, 2015 12:26 PM EDT
Updated: Apr 07, 2015 5:38 PM EDT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - Health officials in Scott County, Indiana said Tuesday there are eight more confirmed cases of HIV in the area.

The State Deputy Health Commissioner says there is now a total of 89 HIV cases in Scott County...

 

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Source: http://www.indystar.com/story/news/...ana-countys-hiv-outbreak-tops-cases/25583709/

Indiana county?s HIV outbreak tops 100 cases
RICK CALLAHAN, Associated Press 2:09 p.m. EDT April 10, 2015

State health officials say more than 100 people have tested positive for HIV in an outbreak of the virus among intravenous drug users in southeastern Indiana.

The state?s Joint Information Center said Friday that as of Thursday there had been 95 confirmed HIV cases and 11 preliminary positive cases tied to the outbreak...

 

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Source: http://kdwn.com/2015/04/17/24-new-hiv-cases-reported-in-indiana-outbreak-130-total/


Apr 17
24 new HIV cases reported in Indiana outbreak, 130 total

KDWN

AUSTIN, Ind. (AP) ? Indiana health officials say there are two dozen new HIV cases in southeastern Indiana, bringing the outbreak?s total cases to 130.

The Indiana State Department of Health said Friday there are now 120 confirmed HIV cases and 10 preliminary positive cases. That?s up from 106 last week...

 

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Source: http://www.thenewsdispatch.com/news...cle_d8e1fe70-556b-5482-a343-65cb8c69bd5d.html
[h=1]Indiana governor extends needle-exchange program to curb HIV[/h] Posted: Monday, April 20, 2015 10:19 am | Updated: 1:04 pm, Mon Apr 20, 2015.
Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has extended a needle-exchange program in a southern Indiana county to help combat an HIV outbreak.

Pence on Monday approved a 30-day extension of a March 26 executive order declaring a public health emergency in Scott County, about 30 miles north of Louisville, Kentucky...

 

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Source: http://www.abc-7.com/story/28898426/hiv-outbreak-in-indiana-grows#.VTv44WZpehc

HIV outbreak in Indiana grows
Posted: Apr 25, 2015 3:38 PM EDT

(CNN) -- The number of new HIV infections in a rural Indiana county has grown, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The institute is working with state health leaders to control the "severe outbreak," which has spread among users of a prescription opioid called Opana.

The outbreak has been ongoing since mid-December. As of Friday, 142 people have tested positive for HIV, with 136 confirmed cases and six more with preliminary positive test results, all in rural Scott and Jackson counties. This is a huge number of cases for an area that has a population of only a few thousand people...

 

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Source: http://www.wthr.com/story/28984492/hiv-cases-in-southern-indiana-reach-149


HIV cases in southern Indiana reach 149
Posted: May 05, 2015 4:06 PM EDT
Updated: May 05, 2015 4:06 PM EDT

SCOTT COUNTY - State health officials announced Tuesday that the number of HIV cases in the southeastern Indiana outbreak has reached 149 (146 confirmed and 3 preliminary positive cases)...

 

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Source: http://www.wthr.com/story/29048168/indianas-hiv-outbreak-grows-to-153-confirmed-cases

Indiana's HIV outbreak grows to 153 confirmed cases
Posted: May 12, 2015 8:54 PM EDT
Updated: May 12, 2015 8:56 PM EDT
By The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS -

State health officials say southeastern Indiana's HIV outbreak tied to needle-sharing among intravenous drug users has reached 153 confirmed cases.

The number announced Tuesday is up from a total of 150 confirmed and preliminary positive cases that were reported last Thursday...

 

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Source: http://wlfi.com/2015/05/19/158-people-test-positive-for-hiv-in-se-indiana-outbreak/

158 people test positive for HIV in SE Indiana outbreak
By Associated Press Published: May 19, 2015, 4:20 pm

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? State health officials say 158 people have tested positive for HIV in a southeastern Indiana outbreak tied to needle-sharing among intravenous drug users.

The 157 confirmed cases and one preliminary positive case announced Tuesday are up from 154 confirmed last week...

 

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Source: http://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/hiv-outbreak-in-southern-indiana-reaches-166-cases

June 4, 2015
HIV Outbreak In Southern Indiana Reaches 166 Cases
Jake Harper

The Indiana State Department of Health says that 166 people have now tested positive for HIV in southern Indiana. Most of the cases have been linked to injection drug abuse...

 

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Source: http://fox59.com/2015/06/17/state-h...ecrease-in-hiv-outbreaks-in-southern-indiana/


State health officials report a decrease in HIV outbreaks in Southern Indiana
Posted 6:13 PM, June 17, 2015, by Alexis McAdams


INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (June 17, 2015) ? Some of the resources across the state are being pulled out of Southeastern Indiana where one of the worst HIV epidemics in the country took place...

...The department reports the number of HIV cases in and around Scott County is now at 170, with 169 confirmed and one preliminary positive. Although, officials report that the amount of new cases continues to drop each week. One way the state health department plans to keep the decline in outbreaks going is by opening a community outreach center this spring in Austin, the small city that it at the center of the outbreak...

 

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Source: http://fox59.com/2015/08/29/largest-hiv-outbreak-in-indiana-tops-180-cases/

Largest HIV outbreak in Indiana tops 180 cases
Posted 12:34 PM, August 29, 2015, by Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (August 29, 2015) ? State health officials say the largest HIV outbreak in Indiana history has now topped 180 cases.

The State Department of Health said Friday the southern Indiana outbreak has reached 181 cases, with 177 confirmed cases and four preliminary positives.

The outbreak had 175 cases in late July. The six new cases were reported during the past two weeks among individuals linked to people previously infected in the outbreak...

 

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Source: http://www.greensburgdailynews.com/...cle_8fc7195a-9ac1-534e-af94-7765d59c1466.html

4 new HIV cases diagnosed in Indiana outbreak, total now 188
Posted: Monday, February 1, 2016 5:39 pm

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ? The Indiana State Department of Health says four more people have tested positive for HIV in an area of southern Indiana that has been the center of the worst outbreak in state history.

State officials said Monday that the total number of cases is now 188. Officials say the newly diagnosed cases were identified as people who are contacts of cases previously identified in the outbreak...

 

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Source: http://wfpl.org/one-year-later-scott-county/

A Year After Outbreak, Indiana County Still Struggles With HIV, Drugs
By Ja'Nel Johnson
Health
April 4, 2016

It?s been a year since the Indiana State Department of Health declared a public health emergency in Scott County, Indiana, after dozens of people were diagnosed HIV-positive. The outbreak was related to intravenous use of a drug called Opana.

The number of confirmed HIV cases in the county is nearly 200, including 16 new cases since July.

WFPL News recently caught up with a few people who were at the heart of providing much-needed health services to people in Austin. Here?s what they have to say about life in Scott County a year later...

 

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Source: http://cbs4indy.com/2016/04/11/epicenter-of-southern-indiana-hiv-outbreak-recovers-from-190-cases/


Epicenter of southern Indiana HIV outbreak recovers from 190 cases
Posted 1:52 pm, April 11, 2016, by Kylee Wierks - Web Producer, Updated at 05:22pm, April 11, 2016

4 Fast Facts

Austin, Indiana is considered the epicenter of an HIV outbreak in southern Indiana.
There are 188 confirmed HIV cases.
A state health commissioner says the HIV outbreak is a result of the all-time high levels of intravenous drug use.
The health commissioner says people in small rural cities resort to drug abuse because of ?high unemployment, lower incomes and a lack of education.?

SCOTT COUNTY, Ind. (April 11, 2016) ? A southeastern Indiana county is receiving national attention for its outrageously high number of HIV cases.

The outbreak has been linked to shared needles among injection drug users, and in order to slow the outbreak, state officials began a needle exchange program in Scott County on April 4, 2015...