Epidemiology
Epidemiology 07/02/2012
Ghana: HIV infection to move up by 2015
The total number of people living with HIV in Ghana is projected to increase to 317,872 by 2015 from 272,780 in 2010.
Epidemiology 24/01/2012
Alarming surge in AIDS among addicts in Pakistan
There are an estimated 125,000 IDUs in the country, most of them exchanging used needles with the fear of continued spread of the disease not only among other addicts but also to affect their spouses and children. Half of the IDUs are estimated to be married.
Epidemiology 24/01/2012
China releases updated statistics on HIV/AIDS
28,000 die of HIV/AIDS in China in 2011.
Epidemiology 24/01/2012
South Africa's population would be 4.4 million more if not for AIDS, data show
Without AIDS-related deaths, the population would have been 55 million today, instead of 50.6 million, where it currently stands.
Epidemiology 17/01/2012
Recorded HIV/AIDS cases in Jakarta increase 31%
Health authorities have revealed a startling 31 percent leap in the number of recorded HIV/AIDS cases in Jakarta in 2011, which they attributed to greater public awareness and testing rather than to new infections.
Epidemiology 03/12/2011
Italy adds new HIV infection every 3 hours
There were about 3,000 new infections in the country in 2010.
Epidemiology 01/12/2011
China says HIV/AIDS cases are soaring
The number of new HIV/AIDS cases in China is soaring, with rates of infections among college students and older men rising.
Epidemiology 30/11/2011
Brazil's new AIDS cases down 4.7% in 2010
Brazil's new cases of AIDS totaled 34,200 in 2010, down 4.7 percent from 2009.
Epidemiology 30/11/2011
CDC: Only 50% of people with HIV in U.S. get regular care
With one in five HIV-positive U.S. residents still unaware of their infection status, one in two failing to receive routine medical care and three in four with detectable viral loads, a great deal more needs to be done to further reduce death rates and to slow the spread of the disease in the coming years.
Epidemiology 30/11/2011
Canada: New trends in HIV/AIDS prevalence
Toronto has more HIV and AIDS cases than ever before, with an estimated one in 120 adults in the city now HIV-positive.
Epidemiology 30/11/2011
3000 UK gay men diagnosed with HIV in 2010 – the highest number ever reported
Against a background of fewer diagnoses among heterosexuals infected abroad, the number of gay men diagnosed with HIV in the UK continues to rise.
Epidemiology 28/11/2011
Saudi health official says 1 121 new HIV cases reported last year
The new cases include 439 Saudi citizens and 682 non-Saudis.
Epidemiology 23/11/2011
Carribean: Fresh challenges accompany progress in AIDS fight
Adult HIV prevalence in the Caribbean is about one percent higher than in any other region outside sub-Saharan Africa.
Epidemiology 23/11/2011
New HIV infections plunging in Asia: UN
New HIV infections are falling in Asia, with India reporting a 56 percent plunge from the epidemic's peak.
Epidemiology 23/11/2011
Estonia: Annually registered HIV cases decline by 25%
In the last decade, the number of annually registered HIV cases has dropped by a fourth, according to recent data from the National Institute for Health Development.
Epidemiology 23/11/2011
Factbox: Latest global HIV/AIDS numbers
Here is the latest global and regional picture on HIV and AIDS from a report by the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) released on Monday.
Epidemiology 12/11/2011
Insight: In Greek crisis, HIV gains ground
'Contagion' is the label financial markets use for the economic spread of the Greek crisis. For hundreds of people in an increasingly chaotic society, the word has a deadlier meaning.
Epidemiology 10/11/2011
Europe health check shows TB, measles, other worries
Europe's health is suffering, with around 80,000 cases of tuberculosis infection a year and serious problems with measles, HIV and threats from "superbug" infections, an annual health report on the region said Thursday.
Epidemiology 02/11/2011
China reports 60,000 new HIV/AIDS cases
China reported about 429,000 registered AIDS patients and HIV carriers as of the end of September, up by nearly 60,000 over the past 11 months.
Epidemiology 20/10/2011
US: Death rates among people with HIV vary considerably from state to state, CDC reports
Death rates among people with HIV are more than twice as great in many Southern states compared with other states, even after adjusting for racial and age differences.
More...
