[jb6]

He didn't say that. Steyn said "an African-level AIDS crisis".

And what exctly does that mean if not a level of AIDS like that of Africa...except its not.

[elli1]

And what exctly does that mean if not a level of AIDS like that of Africa...except its not.

A rate of growth of cases in Russia roughly parallel to the historic rate of growth in Africa.

IOW, the raw number of cases isn't the particular concern, but the rate of growth in number of cases is.