Epidemiology
Epidemiology 01/07/2010
World Bank, WHO, UNAIDS report offers comprehensive look at HIV/AIDS in Middle East, N. Africa
The report pulls together data characterizing the HIV/AIDS epidemic from 23 countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Epidemiology 25/06/2010
HIV trends in D.C. improved after new interventions
Encouraging trends in HIV in the hard-hit District of Columbia followed the 2006 introduction of a comprehensive prevention, care, and treatment plan, the CDC said.
Epidemiology 22/06/2010
South Africa: HIV infection rate slowing, study reports
They found that 1.3 percent of South Africans in the 15-49 age group were newly infected annually between 2005 and 2008, compared to 2 percent in the years 2002-2005. The decline was mostly due to a 60 percent reduction in incidence among young women, aged 15-24.
Epidemiology 08/06/2010
Romanian children start using drugs at 15-16
Average drug consumption starting age is 15-16 years, and 29 per cent of users admit to having shared injecting devices in the last month, according to a study by the Bucharest Faculty of Sociology presented by UNICEF Romania on Monday.
Epidemiology 14/05/2010
Two-thirds of child deaths in 2008 due to infectious diseases, report finds
The highest numbers of childhood deaths were in Africa (4.2 million) and Southeast Asia (2.39 million).
Epidemiology 12/05/2010
HIV epidemic may be imminent in the Philippines
Low condom use, needle sharing and a rise in casual sex and prostitution may unleash an HIV epidemic in the Philippines, according to a new study.
Epidemiology 25/03/2010
New data demonstrate SMARTube technology may provide basis for creation of an index to estimate the rate of spread of HIV in high-risk populations
This index can be used to help public health officials have a more accurate picture of HIV infection in high-risk populations in order to take appropriate treatment and preventative measures.
Epidemiology 08/03/2010
AIDS rise may force India to spend more: World Bank
India will have to scale up prevention of HIV to avoid having to spend an increasing share of its health budget on treatment of AIDS patients, the World Bank and other agencies said Sunday.
Epidemiology 05/03/2010
Philippines HIV cases spike to record in January
The Philippines diagnosed 143 people with HIV in January -- a national high -- and the country's health secretary said on Thursday she would seek more public funds to distribute condoms among high-risk groups.
Epidemiology 01/03/2010
One in six new HIV cases involves drug-resistant virus
About one of every six new HIV cases diagnosed in 2007 involved virus with antiretroviral drug-resistance mutations, according to data reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Epidemiology 18/02/2010
Overall HIV prevalence stabilises at 11% in South Africa, with decreases in younger age groups
Results of three national HIV household surveys spanning six years indicate that HIV prevalence has stabilised at 11% in South Africa, with signs that the rate of infection is falling in younger age groups.
Epidemiology 16/02/2010
CROI: HIV in U.S. forgotten, not gone
The virus remains a major health threat in the U.S. with prevalences that, in some communities, rival those seen in the hardest-hit areas of Africa.
Epidemiology 20/01/2010
ECDC Summary of key publications 2009
This document is a compilation of summaries from 14 selected ECDC documents published in 2009.
Epidemiology 03/12/2009
Annual rate of newly diagnosed HIV infections in Europe more than doubled between 2000 and 2008, according to a report released for World AIDS Day
Nearly 51 600 people in the WHO European Region were newly diagnosed as infected with HIV in 2008, more than double the annual rate in 2000.
Epidemiology 01/12/2009
Gay men remain focus of European HIV epidemic
Gay men continue to be the focus of the HIV epidemic in Europe, a series of articles published in Eurosurveillance Weekly show.
Epidemiology 27/11/2009
Third of HIV diagnoses in UK still occurring late, when risk of AIDS is high
A third of new HIV diagnoses in the UK in 2008 were made so late that the individuals had a significant risk of developing an AIDS-defining illness.
Epidemiology 26/11/2009
Africa still worst hit by AIDS
Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region most heavily affected by HIV, accounting for 67 percent of all people living with HIV worldwide and 91 percent of all new infections among children.
Epidemiology 25/11/2009
UNAIDS Outlook 2010: Fresh perspective on the AIDS epidemic and response
Outlook gives an overview of the epidemic with global and regional statistics, but also contains analysis offering the UNAIDS interpretation and eyes the data available in the more detailed AIDS Epidemic Update report from different angles.
Epidemiology 25/11/2009
Eight-year trend shows new HIV infections down by 17%—most progress seen in sub-Saharan Africa
Efforts towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support are bringing AIDS out of isolation.
Epidemiology 12/11/2009
Prevention a priority at European HIV conference
Prevention looks set to be the major theme of the 12th European AIDS Conference, which officially opened in Cologne on November 11th.
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