HIV infection and AIDS

World AIDS Day 2020

The number of people living with undiagnosed HIV is increasing in the WHO European Region. ECDC and WHO call for improved HIV testing in Europe.

Data, trends, analyses: HIV and AIDS data for Europe

HIV transmission remains a major public health concern and affects more than 2 million people in the WHO European Region, particularly in the eastern part of the Region. This report is the latest in a series published jointly by ECDC and WHO Europe.

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Responding to HIV: how is Europe doing?

Monitoring the Dublin Declaration Dublin Declaration on Partnership to Fight HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia

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Guidance on HIV, hepatitis B and C testing

Tackling the undiagnosed fraction: the ECDC Guidance outlines whom, where, how and when to test for viral hepatitis and HIV and offers options for testing strategies that are applicable to all healthcare settings and beyond, e.g. self-sampling and self-testing.

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Current and past threats and outbreaks of HIV infection and AIDS. Risk assessments.

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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains one of the most important communicable diseases in Europe.

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Public health guidance on HIV and STI prevention among men who have sex with men

17 Jun 2015 - This guidance, based on a systematic review of the literature and expert opinion, suggests that there is good evidence to ensure that some key components are considered for inclusion in national and sub-national public health programmes in countries in Europe.

The benefits of HIV treatment: undetectable means you do not pass on the virus

25 Jul 2018 - Since its introduction in the 1990s, the main aim of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV has been to halt the progression of the infection, maintaining the health of the HIV-positive person taking treatment. In addition to this, the impact of treatment as prevention has been well described.

Effective use of digital platforms for STI/HIV prevention among MSM in the EU/EEA

This ECDC series provides comprehensive guides to the effective use of digital platforms for STI/HIV prevention among MSM in the EU/EEA. The guides incorporate the expertise of stakeholders, scientific literature relating to social media and digital platforms, commercial sector best practice and engagement with the platform companies themselves.

European Test Finder

Find out where you can have a test for HIV, hepatitis or other sexually transmitted infections across Europe. With the European Test Finder, it only takes a few seconds to locate a testing site near you.

Infographic: HIV Infection - late diagnosis

In Europe, every second HIV diagnosis happens at a late stage of infection when the immune system has already started to fail.

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European Network for STI Surveillance

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European Network for HIV/AIDS Surveillance

European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (Euro-GASP)

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

The European gonococcal antimicrobial surveillance programme (Euro-GASP) appropriately reflects the antimicrobial resistance situation for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the European Union/European Economic Area

Dec 2019

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Reorienting health systems to care for people with HIV beyond viral suppression

Dec 2019

Peer-Reviewed Publication

HIV among women in the WHO European Region - epidemiological trends and predictors of late diagnosis, 2009-2018

Nov 2019

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HIV testing strategies outside of health care settings in the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA): a systematic review to inform European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control guidance

Nov 2019

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HIV infection and AIDS

World AIDS Day 2020

Data, trends, analyses: HIV and AIDS data for Europe

Responding to HIV: how is Europe doing?

Guidance on HIV, hepatitis B and C testing

Infographic: HIV transmission risk patterns in Europe

World AIDS Day 2020: The way towards 2030: diversified testing to diagnose HIV early

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Continuum of Care in 11 European Union Countries at the End of 2016 Overall and by Key Population: Have We Made Progress?

Economic, Mental Health, HIV Prevention and HIV Treatment Impacts of COVID-19 and the COVID-19 Response on a Global Sample of Cisgender Gay Men and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men

HIV Combination prevention: Monitoring implementation of the Dublin Declaration on partnership to fight HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia (2018 progress report)

Guidance on HPV vaccination in EU countries: focus on boys, people living with HIV and 9-valent HPV vaccine introduction

Ability to Monitor National Responses to the HIV Epidemic “Beyond Viral Suppression”: Findings From Six European Countries

HIV and migrants: Monitoring implementation of the Dublin Declaration on partnership to fight HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia (2018 progress report)

Know your status: get tested during European Testing Week

World AIDS Day 2019 - Taking a closer look: HIV in women in Europe

Around half a million men who have sex with men in the EU need PrEP but cannot access it

It is always time to test: Spring European Testing Week

Meeting of the networks for Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV

Twitter chat on HIV and hepatitis testing

ECDC expert meeting: optimising analysis of the HIV continuum of care in Europe

Expert consultation meeting: sex workers and public health

Evidence of the immunogenicity of the HPV vaccine in HIV-infected men and women

Infographic: HIV late Diagnosis - 2018 data

Infographic: HIV transmission risk pattern in Europe

Infographic: Reported HIV transmission modes in the EU/EEA

Threats and outbreaks

Surveillance and disease data

Scientific advice

Prevention and control

Communication

Facts

Featured

Public health guidance on HIV and STI prevention among men who have sex with men

The benefits of HIV treatment: undetectable means you do not pass on the virus

Effective use of digital platforms for STI/HIV prevention among MSM in the EU/EEA

European Test Finder

Infographic: HIV Infection - late diagnosis

Related Diseases

Lymphogranuloma venereum

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis C

Disease networks

European Network for STI Surveillance

European Network for Hepatitis B and C Surveillance

European Network for HIV/AIDS Surveillance

European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme (Euro-GASP)

Peer-reviewed publications

The European gonococcal antimicrobial surveillance programme (Euro-GASP) appropriately reflects the antimicrobial resistance situation for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in the European Union/European Economic Area

Reorienting health systems to care for people with HIV beyond viral suppression

HIV among women in the WHO European Region - epidemiological trends and predictors of late diagnosis, 2009-2018

HIV testing strategies outside of health care settings in the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA): a systematic review to inform European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control guidance

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