Estimating HIV incidence and number of undiagnosed individuals living with HIV in the European union/ European economic area, 2015

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Abstract

Since 2011, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) incidence appears unchanged in the European Union/ European Economic Area with between 29,000 and 33,000 new cases reported annually up to 2015. Despite evidence that HIV diagnosis is occurring earlier post-infection, the estimated number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) who were unaware of being infected in 2015 was 122,000, or 15% of all PLHIV (n=810,000). This is concerning as such individuals cannot benefit from highly effective treatment and may unknowingly sustain transmission.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEurosurveillance
Volume21
Issue number48
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2016

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