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More infectious HIV strains spreading in India

Indian scientists have found new strains of the HIV1-C subtype – which is responsible for half of the world’s HIV infections – are evolving rapidly in this country.

Published
01 December 2012
From
SciDevNet
Finance and funding
Health officials tell Greece to act fast to control HIV

A spiraling outbreak of HIV in debt-stricken Greece could run out of control unless urgent action is taken, European health officials said on Friday.

Published
01 December 2012
From
Reuters
Epidemiology
HIV and AIDS in the European Union, 2011

In 2011, a total of 28,038 new HIV diagnoses were reported by European Union and European Economic Area countries. The annual rate of HIV diagnoses does not show clear signs of decrease and HIV continues to be concentrated in selected populations such as men who have sex with men and injecting drug users, and a high proportion reported as late presenters. Despite effective and available antiretroviral treatment, the number of AIDS cases increased in a few countries.

Published
30 November 2012
From
Eurosurveillance
Finance and funding
The beginning of the end of AIDS? Not quite

The world is not on track to meet ambitious targets to significantly reduce sexual transmission of HIV, virtually eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission and achieve universal access to treatment by 2015, according to a new report by global advocacy group ONE.

Published
29 November 2012
From
IRIN Plus News
Finance and funding
Aids epidemic will continue to grow until 2022 without extra funding

New figures show that efforts to reach the 'beginning of the end' of HIV by 2015 are likely to fail without further investmentProgress in combating HIV/Aids over the past two years has led advocates to speak optimistically about the end of the devastating pandemic. But in the same period there have been five million people newly infected with HIV, a number that represents a slowing of progress, according to a new ONE Campaign report.

Published
29 November 2012
From
The Guardian
Sexually transmitted infections
STI epidemic amongst gay men undoubtedly contributing to continuing high rate of HIV transmission

New figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) reveal in 2011 over a fifth of gay men (21%) diagnosed with HIV were simultaneously diagnosed with an acute STI such as chlamydia and gonorrhoea.  This compared with one in 25 heterosexual men and one in 30 heterosexual women.

Published
29 November 2012
From
NAT press release
Testing policies and guidelines
NAT comments on Health Protection Agency report on HIV

UK still failing to tackle undiagnosed HIV.

Published
29 November 2012
From
NAT press release
Epidemiology
New HIV figures cause for 'deep concern' according to HIV experts

BHIVA (The British HIV Association), the UK's leading association representing professionals in HIV care, expresses 'deep concern' today in response to the Health Protection Agency’s (HPA) annual report on HIV in the UK. The HPA figures show that the continued late diagnosis of people living with HIV poses a significant challenge for the UK healthcare system.

Published
29 November 2012
From
British HIV Association
Epidemiology
Highest-ever HIV diagnoses in gay men

The number of gay and bisexual men being diagnosed with HIV in the UK reached an "all-time high" in 2011, according to the Health Protection Agency (HPA). It said there had been a "worrying" trend since 2007, with more and more new cases each year.

Published
29 November 2012
From
BBC News
Epidemiology
Russia reports 12% rise in HIV

The number of HIV cases in Russia was 12% higher in the first six months of 2012 than in the same period last year, government health experts say.

Published
29 November 2012
From
BBC Health
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