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HIV infection rates in New South Wales hit record low, but there are concerns

The number of new HIV cases in NSW has dropped to their lowest level since 1984, but NSW Health would not say whether it will hit its target of "virtually" eliminating the disease by 2020.

Published
23 April 2019
From
Sydney Morning Herald
Government, leadership and policy
The World’s Largest HIV Epidemic in Crisis: HIV in South Africa

On a recent visit to South Africa, we were alarmed by the complacency toward the rate of new infections at all levels and the absence of an emergency response, especially for young people. The critical gap in South Africa is not between evidence and policy, but between policy and implementation.

Published
05 April 2019
From
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Epidemiology
Could Nigeria's HIV rate be just half what was thought?

The preliminary results of one of the largest HIV surveys ever undertaken suggest the disease could be just half as prevalent in Nigeria as previously thought.

Published
02 April 2019
From
Devex
Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics
CDC Explains and Defends Molecular Surveillance System

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) used part of a plenary session at the March 4-7 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle to explain and defend the agency's molecular surveillance program. The presentation was given by Alexandra Oster, M.D., a medical epidemiologist who has worked on this research for the CDC for over ten years. Oster began her presentation by arguing that cluster detection and response can help bring the nation closer to ending the HIV epidemic by allowing us to identify when HIV is being transmitted rapidly, and when public health can step in to stop transmission.

Published
19 March 2019
From
The Body
Achieving the 90-90-90 target
US: 80% of new HIV cases transmitted by undiagnosed or untreated people

In 2016, more than 80% of new HIV infections in the United States were transmitted by individuals who either did not know they were infected with HIV or had been diagnosed but were not receiving care, according to data released on the first day of the National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta.

Published
19 March 2019
From
Healio
Epidemiology
New survey results indicate that Nigeria has an HIV prevalence of 1.4%

Expanded data collection and analysis provides better understanding of HIV epidemic in Nigeria

Published
14 March 2019
From
UNAIDS press release
Epidemiology
55% drop in HIV incidence in gay men in England in just two years

In just two years, the incidence of new HIV infections in men who have sex with men attending English sexual health clinics fell by 55%, according

Published
05 March 2019
By
Roger Pebody
Epidemiology and behaviour
Molecular data helps identify HIV networks

Using molecular data to supplement information gained through public health interviews — chiefly, the names of sexual or needle-sharing partners — can help identify HIV transmission networks and prevent new infections in states with low HIV morbidity, researchers reported in a recent MMWR.

Published
05 March 2019
From
Healio
Epidemiology
Which Neighborhood Factors Predict Viral Suppression in Heterosexuals?

Researchers measured various neighborhood characteristics against viral suppression rates among heterosexuals with HIV in New York City.

Published
05 March 2019
From
Poz
Epidemiology
Decline in U.S. HIV Infection Rate Stalled From 2013 to 2016

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new HIV surveillance report, the estimated annual HIV transmission rate in the United States declined modestly between 2010 and 2013 and then stagnated through 2016. The CDC has contradicted its own previous reports by characterizing this recent trend as a plateau that followed a “dramatic decline.” HIV incidence declined during the 2010 to 2016 period among white men who have sex with men (MSM) and among heterosexuals. However, troubling increases in the transmission rate among Latino MSM, and Black MSM between 25 and 34 years old, have offset such promising trends.

Published
28 February 2019
From
POZ
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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