HIV cluster hits Bristol Bay village

Five cases of HIV in one Bristol Bay area village have been reported to health officials. The small outbreak, or cluster, began with one individual case reported in February of 2016. Two more were reported in October and November, and two additional people tested positive as officials began investigating.
There was concern that the HIV might be tied to needle sharing from the epidemic of opioid drug use. Dr. Cathy Hyndman from the Kanakanak Hospital in Dillingham said health officials do not bel