Infographic: HIV Infection - late diagnosis

Infographic
26 Nov 2020

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

Infographic: HIV infection - late diagnosis

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ECDC and WHO call for improved HIV testing in Europe

Press release -

The number of people living with undiagnosed HIV is increasing in the WHO European Region. According to data published today by ECDC and the WHO/Europe, more than 136 000 people were newly diagnosed in 2019 – roughly 20% of these were diagnosed in the EU/EAA and 80% in the eastern part of the European Region. Every second HIV diagnosis (53%) happens at a late stage of the infection, when the immune system has already started to fail. This is a sign that testing strategies in the Region are not working properly to diagnose HIV early.

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

Campaign
1 Dec 2020

One of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals is to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. Still, 2 094 AIDS cases were reported in the EU/EEA during 2019. This shows a significant problem with late diagnosis of HIV infection. Detecting HIV only years after the infection is one reason for on-going transmission in Europe. One in every four AIDS cases occurred long after HIV diagnosis, indicating insufficient linkage to HIV care, access to antiretroviral treatment and adherence support.

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