News by topic

Search through all our worldwide HIV and AIDS news and features, using the topics below to filter your results by subjects including HIV treatment, transmission and prevention, and hepatitis and TB co-infections.

Epidemiology news

Show

From To
Combatting stigma
HIV/AIDS in Yemen: Fighting discrimination

In its first HIV/AIDS-specific project in an Arab country Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is working in Sana’a to help reduce the stigma faced by people living with HIV and improve their access to quality healthcare.

Published
13 June 2013
From
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Epidemiology
Monitoring recently acquired HIV infections in the European context

A better understanding of current transmission of HIV is important to direct HIV prevention interventions. ECDC has launched a report describing studies on HIV incidence estimates in European countries. The report contains the results of a literature review of published incidence studies using Recent Infection Testing Algorithms (RITA) assays, an epidemiological framework for HIV incidence studies in Europe and a technical guide on how to integrate RITA as part of routine HIV surveillance.

Published
11 June 2013
From
ECDC
UK health services
Small fall in new HIV diagnoses in London, but rate of new diagnoses among gay men continues to increase

There was a modest fall in the number of new HIV diagnoses in London in 2011, new figures show. A total of 2637 new diagnoses were made

Published
24 May 2013
By
Michael Carter
Epidemiology
More than 7 million people now on HIV treatment across Africa

As the African Union (AU) begins its 21st summit in Addis Ababa, celebrating 50 years of African unity, The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has released Update a new report on the AIDS response in Africa, documenting the remarkable recent progress against HIV on the continent.

Published
22 May 2013
From
UNAIDS
Epidemiology
HIV epidemiology in London: 2011 data

New publication: In 2011 there were over 2,600 new HIV diagnoses made in London clinics. Despite a decline in new HIV diagnoses since 2004, which may reflect changing patterns in migration, the number of new HIV diagnoses reported in 2011 was 11% higher than in 2000.

Published
20 May 2013
From
Public Health England
Epidemiology and behaviour
Up to a third of HIV infections in European gay men may have come from another country

A study (Frentz) that looked at genetic similarities in the HIV from recently diagnosed people in 24 European countries found that among ‘clusters’ of closely related

Published
10 May 2013
By
Gus Cairns
Epidemiology
Egypt has one of the lowest HIV rates: Health and population ministry

Dr Ihab Ahmed Abdel Rahman, manager of the National AIDS Programme (NAP) at the Ministry of Health and Population stressed that Egypt has one of the lowest rates of HIV infections in the world, not exceeding 0.02 per cent.

Published
01 May 2013
From
Ahram Online
Epidemiology
Less South Africans Dying of HIV/Aids, but More of Diabetes

Government's annual death report has confirmed the trend that less South Africans have been dying of HIV/AIDS-related diseases. However, more people are dying of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes. ...

Published
11 April 2013
From
AllAfrica.com
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
Treating everyone diagnosed would not end HIV in US gay men, Los Angeles-based model finds

Increasing HIV testing frequency, and giving everyone antiretroviral therapy (ART), would not in themselves reduce HIV prevalence in US gay men, a mathematical model suggests. These measures would

Published
11 April 2013
By
Gus Cairns
Epidemiology
CHINA: AIDS Top Source of Death From Infectious Disease in China in 2012

According to a report released last month by the official Xinhua news agency that draws from official Chinese Ministry of Health statistics, AIDS cases topped the list for cause of death by infectious disease in the country in 2012, with 11,575 cases. TB was the second most frequent, with 2,662 cases. Viral hepatitis also was among the top six, coming in at fourth highest with 747 cases.

Published
11 April 2013
From
CDC National Prevention Information Network
← First12345...86Next →

Filter by country