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Clinical Management
Clinical Management
HIV in Western Europe
See also: HIV/AIDS Global Statistics
| HIV/AIDS in Western and Central Europe -- 2007 | |
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Adults and children living with HIV | 760,000 |
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Adult and child deaths from AIDS | 12,000 |
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Adults and children newly infected with HIV | 31,000 |
Statistics from UNAIDS. For full report, click here. (PDF)
Regional Overview
- European Statistics Summary (August 1, 2008)
From Avert - Epidemiological Fact Sheets by Country (2008)
Each fact sheet provides the most recent country-specific data on HIV/AIDS and STI prevalence and incidence, a short assessment of the country's epidemiological situation, and information on knowledge and behaviors that can spur or stem the transmission of HIV.
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization - Fact Sheet: AIDS Epidemic in North America, Western and Central Europe (PDF) (December 2006)
A brief overview of the effects of HIV/AIDS in high-income countries.
From UNAIDS - Taking the Pulse of HIV Medicine in Europe (November 2004)
To read PDF, click here
In IAPAC Monthly, from International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care - One-Third of Teen Girls Don't Use Condoms, European Survey Finds (June 8, 2004)
A survey of 22 European nations, as well as Canada, Greenland and Israel, finds teen condom use rates are lowest in Sweden.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Updated British Guidelines on Pediatric HIV Treatment (PDF) (2004)
- Half of HIV Cases Spread Heterosexually in Europe (March 20, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - European Guidelines for the Clinical Management and Treatment of HIV-Infected Adults in Europe (PDF) (2001)
From European AIDS Clinical Society
News
- Roche Admits Long-Standing, Low-Level Contamination of Nelfinavir (July 26, 2007)
New information reveals contamination dating back to the drug's release in 1998; United States, Canada and Japan are the only unaffected countries.
From aidsmap.com - Held Up in U.S., First CCR5 Inhibitor Nears Approval in Europe (July 20, 2007)
From aidsmap.com - Increased Rates of Premature Births Reported From Western European Women Taking HAART (December 29, 2004)
From Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange - Drug-Resistant HIV Strains Found in One Out of Every 10 Newly Infected European Patients (July 16, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation - European Union Gives Thumbs-Up to Tenofovir Use in Treatment-Naive Patients (May 28, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Europe Becoming Complacent Over HIV Prevention (August 9, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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