it is also how NJ and other states are able to report how many infected people they have in their borders to get federal funding - like ADAP and Ryan White funds.but i didn't need to speculate anyway, I already posted the federal CDC links, so here is the same info and a link from the NJ dpt of health <a href="http://www.state.nj.us/health/aids/documents/hivaids_annualrptt_07.pdfpg">http://www.state.nj.us/health/aids/documents/hivaids_annualrptt_07.pdfpg</a> 12The monitoring of diseas