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Lingering stigma helps Aids epidemic ravage US South

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330 November 2011 Updated at 22:24 ET

Lingering stigma helps Aids epidemic ravage US South

In Clover, South Carolina, in a community of just 5,100, one family alone has lost eight members to Aids

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The American South has been quietly ravaged by HIV/Aids, even as the rest of the US has made great advances in treatment and prevention. As Michael Maher reports, the conservative region's reluctance to speak publicly about the epidemic has hampered its ability to fight it.

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