# CDC in Action- Identifying hotspots for targeting HIV services

CDC has developed and is evaluating a simple, rapid test to simultaneously diagnose HIV and identify whether an infection is recent. In this video, Dr. Bharat Parekh describes how this test is helping CDC and partners identify HIV hotspots and deploy responses in real-time to accelerate controlling the HIV epidemic.

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https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/video/experts-in-action/recency-test-low-res.wmv

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2018
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CDC_in_Action-_Identifying_hotspots_for_targeting_HIV_services.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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