HIV/AIDS Epidemiology & Mortality
Southern States Have Higher HIV Diagnosis Rate and Lower HIV/AIDS Survival
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- Category: HIV/AIDS Epidemiology & Mortality
- Published on Wednesday, 21 January 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
A group of 9 states in the southern U.S. had a higher rate of HIV diagnosis compared to the country as a whole; had more women, African-Americans, and young people living with HIV; and had a higher death rate among people with HIV or AIDS, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Community Health. The researchers suggested that socioeconomic disadvantages, stigma, and discrimination contribute to these disparities.
CDC Surveillance Report Shows Small Decline in HIV Diagnosis, but Disparities Persist
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- Category: HIV/AIDS Epidemiology & Mortality
- Published on Monday, 01 December 2014 00:00
- Written by CDC
While the overall number of new HIV infections remains stable, the rate of diagnosis appears to be decreasing, according to the latest HIV Surveillance Report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which includes data through the end of 2012. Black and Latino people, men who have sex with men, and young people continue to be disproportionately affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
UNAIDS Gap Report Finds Half of HIV+ People Worldwide Are Unaware of Status
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- Category: HIV/AIDS Epidemiology & Mortality
- Published on Tuesday, 29 July 2014 00:00
- Written by UNAIDS
Half of people living with HIV worldwide -- or approximately 19 million -- do not know they are infected, preventing them from receiving life-saving treatment and contributing to viral transmission, according to the latest UNAIDS Gap Report released in advance of the 20th International AIDS Conference last week in Melbourne. The report also outlines progress, including the 13 million people who had access to antiretroviral therapy at the end of 2013.
UNAIDS: HIV Epidemic Will Spring Back without Near-Universal Diagnosis and Treatment
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- Category: HIV/AIDS Epidemiology & Mortality
- Published on Monday, 01 December 2014 00:00
- Written by Gus Cairns
Adopting "fast-track" targets could avert more than 28 million new HIV infections and prevent 21 million AIDS-related deaths by 2030, according to this year's UNAIDS World AIDS Day Report. However, if the response is not rapidly scaled-up over the next 5 years to achieve near-universal diagnosis and treatment, the epidemic is likely to "spring back" with an even higher rate of new HIV infections than today, the report warns.
CDC Publishes Revised HIV Surveillance Case Definition
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- Category: HIV/AIDS Epidemiology & Mortality
- Published on Friday, 25 April 2014 00:00
- Written by CDC
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a revised surveillance case definition for HIV, published in the April 11, 2014, edition of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The new definition consolidates prior age-specific definitions into a single set of criteria for all age groups. The revised criteria also take into account improvements in diagnostic tests and a new classification for early infection.
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