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China says HIV/AIDS cases up, premier-in-waiting promises help

The number of new HIV/AIDS cases in China jumped in the first 10 months of the year, as premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang promised to let non-governmental groups play a bigger role in fighting an epidemic spreading fast in vulnerable groups.

Published
28 November 2012
From
Reuters
Epidemiology
HIV Among Youth in the US

About 50,000 people are infected with HIV each year, and 1 in 4 is 13 to 24 years old. Youth make up 7% of the more than 1 million people in the US living with HIV. About 12,000 youth were infected with HIV in 2010. The greatest number of infections occurred among gay and bisexual youth. Nearly half of all new infections among youth occur in African American males.

Published
28 November 2012
From
US Centers for Disease Control
Access to medicines and treatment
South Africa: Nation Increases HIV Treatment By 75 Percent

South Africa has increased its scale of HIV treatment by 75%, ensuring that 1.7 million people have access to the lifesaving treatment and leading to a decrease of more than 50 000 or 41% in new HIV infections in the past two years.

Published
22 November 2012
From
AllAfrica
Epidemiology and behaviour
UNAIDS reports a more than 50% drop in new HIV infections across 25 countries

In some of the countries which have the highest HIV prevalence in the world, rates of new HIV infections have been cut dramatically since 2001; by 73% in Malawi, 71% in Botswana, 68% in Namibia, 58% in Zambia, 50% in Zimbabwe and 41% in South Africa and Swaziland.

Published
20 November 2012
From
UNAIDS
Epidemiology
HIV Rates and Causes Among Latinos Vary by Region

Regional differences in HIV rates and causes among Latinos suggest that testing, prevention and treatment efforts for the virus should be adapted for those regions, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and reported by HealthDay News.

Published
30 October 2012
From
Poz magazine news
Epidemiology
Health Protection Agency reports highest number of HIV diagnoses ever among gay and bisexual men in 2011

New figures from the Health Protection Agency released today show that although the total number of HIV diagnoses in the United Kingdom fell in 2011, new HIV

Published
23 October 2012
By
Keith Alcorn
Epidemiology
Swaziland: Making sense of the world's highest HIV rate

"I've been in Darfur, in Burma, and I couldn't believe this. It's the biggest disaster I've seen," says Elias Pavlopoulos, the head of mission for Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) in Swaziland.

Published
22 October 2012
From
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Epidemiology
Australia: Alarming increase in number of HIV cases

HIV rates have increased substantially for the first time in five years, leading experts to warn that urgent action is needed to stop the spread of the virus. Figures released today show that the number of new diagnoses increased by 8 per cent last year.

Published
16 October 2012
From
Sydney Morning Herald
Tuberculosis and HIV
Tracking TB-HIV Coinfection in the United States

To monitor TB and HIV coinfection, CDC collects data on HIV infection among people with TB. The most recent data provides the clearest picture yet of the intersection of these epidemics. This is due to more complete HIV reporting in the United States.

Published
11 October 2012
From
AIDS.gov blog
Outcomes and prognosis
HIV Deaths Declining for Most, But Not All, Americans

HIV death rates in the United States declined for most groups of people between 1993 and 2007, according to a large new study.

Published
09 October 2012
From
U.S. News & World Report
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