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HIV & AIDS in Western Europe
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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
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Statistics from UNAIDS. For full report, click here. (PDF)
Regional Overview
- Number of New HIV Cases in European Union Nearly Double Since 1999, Report Says (November 26, 2007)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- 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
- Over 40 Percent in European Union Take No AIDS Precautions: Poll (October 3, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets by Country (2006)
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
- E.U. Ministers Approve Global Health Action Plan, Set Development Aid Spending Targets (May 25, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- British International Development Secretary Urges European Union Ministers to Approve HIV/AIDS, Global Health Action Plan (May 24, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- 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
- Spain: Catalonia to Put Condom Vending Machines in Schools (June 7, 2004)
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
- The HIV Infection in Europe: Large East-West Disparity (March 2003)
In Eurosurveillance Monthly
- HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Europe: Mid-Year Report 2003 (PDF) (2003)
From European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS
- AIDS: Europe's New Iron Curtain (November 26, 2002)
The rise of the AIDS epidemic in the East has fueled a new type of separation from the region's Western neighbors.
From BBC News
- HIV/AIDS: The Extent of the Invisible Epidemic (PDF) (September 17, 2002)
A brief Fact Sheet providing an overview of the epidemic in Europe and Central Asia as of 2002.
From World Health Organization
- Are Trends in HIV, Gonorrhoea, and Syphilis Worsening in Western Europe? (June 1, 2002)
In British Medical Journal
- High-Income Countries (December 2001)
In AIDS Epidemic Update: December 2001, from UNAIDS
- Why We Should Care: AIDS Around the World (December 1, 2000)
In AIDS: All Men -- Make a Difference!, from American Association for World Health
- The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Eastern and Western Europe -- New and Older Epidemics (Summer 2000)
In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
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
- HIV/AIDS: EU Blasts Vatican Over Condom Claims (October 21, 2003)
The European Union says that, contrary to recent statements from the Catholic Church, there is "extensive proof" that condoms do indeed protect against HIV nearly 100 percent of the time when used correctly.
From Agence France-Presse
- 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
- Europeans Investigate Resale of AIDS Drugs (October 29, 2002)
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
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Applies to Sell New AIDS Drug in Europe (May 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Europeans Launch New Initiative in Fight Against AIDS (April 10, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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