Gay and bisexual men and people in African communities make up three-quarters of cases.
The most-affected young people are young gay and bisexual men and African-Americans, the report says.
According to CDC, Black gay and bisexual men are the most heavily impacted population in the Black community.
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Gay and bisexual men make up a small percentage of the population, but over 50 percent of new infections.
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Sixty-four percent (or nearly two-thirds) of all HIV infections in the Latino community occur among gay and bisexual men.
Public-health officials also are concerned that gay and bisexual men on the drug might forgo condoms or other prevention measures.
Among Hispanic gay and bisexual men, most new infections occurred in the young age group, like blacks, but at much lower rates.
In fact, young black gay and bisexual men who are the only group in the black community where new HIV infections are increasing.
Young black gay and bisexual men are the most severely affected, experiencing a nearly 50 percent increase in new HIV infections over the past few years.
We are working with our partners, like those in the Act Against AIDS Leadership Initiative, to launch campaigns and undertake activities aimed at increasing HIV testing and awareness among black women and black gay and bisexual men, among other groups.
White gay and bisexual men account for close to half, or 46 percent, of HIV incidence among gay and bisexual men, but the majority of new infections occurred in men in their 30s, followed by men in the 40s, the CDC found.
In that time the number of gay or bisexual men being tested in clinics went from 16, 000 to 59, 000 a year, the time from infection to diagnosis fell from four years to just over three and the numbers taking antiretroviral therapy went from 69% to 80%.
Diggs works primarily with black gay, bisexual and transgendered men, a community that is disproportionately affected by HIV and AIDS. In 2010, the CDC estimated that 72% of new HIV infections in young people were transmitted through same-sex, male sexual activity.
Research, including this survey, also suggests that young women may be more likely than men to identify as bisexual.
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"The pattern across surveys is that men are more likely to identify as gay, whereas women are more likely to identify as bisexual, " explained social psychologist Justin Lehmiller.
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