The number of men infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) surged in November and most of those who got the virus belong to the 25-34 age group, according to the HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines.
The report showed that 96 percent of the 758 new cases recorded in November 2016 were men. More than half of these are aged 25 to 34, while 29 percent are in the 15-24 age group. A majority of the infections were obtained through sex with other men.
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