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10th Anniversary Conference Of The British HIV Association [BHIVA]15 – 17 April 2004, City Hall, Cardiff, UK |
[AUTHOR(S):] K Sinka, B Evans and the CDSC HIV/AIDS Reporting Section
Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC), Health Protection Agency, London, UK
BHIVA Conf 2004 Apr 15-17;10:O18
BACKGROUND: National surveillance data on new diagnoses of HIV infection have given a detailed overview of the epidemiology of the epidemic in the UK since 1981. Data to the end of 2003 are used to provide the most recent update.
RESULTS: 2003 will again see the highest number of new diagnoses of HIV infection in the UK in a single year, with 5047 reports already received and over 7000 anticipated for the year once delayed reports are received. Behind this figure is a rise in new diagnoses of HIV in men who have sex with men (MSM) and the continuing influence of the global epidemic. Over 2000 new diagnoses are expected in MSM for 2003, giving the highest annual total in this group in the epidemic to date. For the seventh consecutive year, new diagnoses in heterosexual men and women have risen substantially, and the divergence between diagnoses in males and females continues. Since 2001, heterosexual women have been the largest risk group diagnosed, and in 2003, heterosexual women made up 36% (1827) of all new diagnoses so far received, and a further 1000 reports could reasonably be expected. Only part of this increase is explained by increased detection and diagnosis antenatally.
PRESENTING AUTHOR: K Sinka
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