HIV and AIDS in the European Union, 2008
| Autor: | G Likatavicius, M J W van de Laar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Sexual transmission Epidemiology Sexual Behavior HIV Infections Men who have sex with men Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) HIV Seroprevalence Risk Factors Virology medicine Humans media_common.cataloged_instance European Union Homosexuality Male European union Heterosexuality Substance Abuse Intravenous Sida media_common Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome biology Transmission (medicine) business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Europe Population Surveillance Immunology Bisexuality Female Viral disease business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Eurosurveillance. 14 |
| ISSN: | 1560-7917 |
| DOI: | 10.2807/ese.14.47.19422-en |
| Popis: | HIV infections remain to be of major public health importance in Europe, with evidence of increasing transmission in several European countries. A total of 25,656 diagnosed cases of HIV infection were reported for 2008 by the countries of the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA); data were not available from Austria, Denmark or Liechtenstein. The highest rates were reported by Estonia, Latvia, Portugal and the United Kingdom. In the EU/EEA, the predominant mode of transmission for HIV infection was sex among men who have sex with men (MSM, 40%) followed by heterosexual contact (29%), when cases in persons originating from countries with generalised epidemics were excluded. Injecting drug use accounted for 6% of the reported cases. Overall, despite incomplete reporting, the number of HIV cases in 2008 has increased while the number of reported AIDS cases continued to decline except in the Baltic States. The data presented have some limitations, due to missing data from a number of countries, limiting the conclusions that can be drawn with respect to the size of the HIV and AIDS epidemics in Europe. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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