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lettie · 17-01-2006, 11:49

It's that time of year again folks. You know I can't resist it....

Here are our latest HIV stats for the British Isles and they're not pretty. Once again it is on the up..

Press Release
24 November 2005
Number of people living with HIV in the UK is now over 58,000
The number of people living with HIV in the UK is now around 58,300, according to a report released today by the Health Protection Agency. This latest figure includes both those who have been diagnosed and also an estimated 19,700, who remain unaware of their infection and therefore undiagnosed.
Dr Barry Evans, an HIV expert at the Agency said: "Our report Mapping the Issues coincides with World Aids Day and allows us to take stock of the progress made in our efforts to prevent the spread of HIV. There is no part of the UK that remains unaffected by HIV or other sexually transmitted infections. The report shows that rates of infection vary across the country. This is due to a range of factors including differing levels of risk behaviour, urbanisation and demographics.
"During 2004, 7275 new HIV diagnoses were reported in the UK –- this compares to 7217 diagnoses in 2003. The majority of cases (4287) were diagnosed in heterosexual men and women, 73% of which were likely to have been acquired in Africa.
"Of all cases thought to have been acquired in the UK, three-quarters were in gay and bisexual men and the total number of all new diagnoses in this group in 2004 - 2185 – was the highest since 1990. This figure is a combination of both those who have been infected for sometime who have come forward as a result of increased HIV testing, and those tested as a result of recent risk. Separate laboratory testing has also shown that the rate of new infections in gay and bisexual men has remained constant.
"While there has been a levelling off in the number of diagnoses likely to have been acquired through heterosexual sex in Africa between 2003 and 2004 (from 3457 to 3138), there has been a slow but steady rise in the number of heterosexual infections acquired in the UK in recent years, from 227 diagnoses in 2000 to 498 in 2004.

The full report can be read on the Health Protection Agency website and is entitled Mapping the Issues...

17-01-2006, 11:49	#1
lettie Filthy / Gorgeous Bejeweled Blitz Champion! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Xanadu Posts: 4,005 Blog Entries: 337 Liked: 67 times Rep Power: 88670	Stats time again. It's that time of year again folks. You know I can't resist it.... Here are our latest HIV stats for the British Isles and they're not pretty. Once again it is on the up.. Press Release 24 November 2005 Number of people living with HIV in the UK is now over 58,000 The number of people living with HIV in the UK is now around 58,300, according to a report released today by the Health Protection Agency. This latest figure includes both those who have been diagnosed and also an estimated 19,700, who remain unaware of their infection and therefore undiagnosed. Dr Barry Evans, an HIV expert at the Agency said: "Our report Mapping the Issues coincides with World Aids Day and allows us to take stock of the progress made in our efforts to prevent the spread of HIV. There is no part of the UK that remains unaffected by HIV or other sexually transmitted infections. The report shows that rates of infection vary across the country. This is due to a range of factors including differing levels of risk behaviour, urbanisation and demographics. "During 2004, 7275 new HIV diagnoses were reported in the UK –- this compares to 7217 diagnoses in 2003. The majority of cases (4287) were diagnosed in heterosexual men and women, 73% of which were likely to have been acquired in Africa. "Of all cases thought to have been acquired in the UK, three-quarters were in gay and bisexual men and the total number of all new diagnoses in this group in 2004 - 2185 – was the highest since 1990. This figure is a combination of both those who have been infected for sometime who have come forward as a result of increased HIV testing, and those tested as a result of recent risk. Separate laboratory testing has also shown that the rate of new infections in gay and bisexual men has remained constant. "While there has been a levelling off in the number of diagnoses likely to have been acquired through heterosexual sex in Africa between 2003 and 2004 (from 3457 to 3138), there has been a slow but steady rise in the number of heterosexual infections acquired in the UK in recent years, from 227 diagnoses in 2000 to 498 in 2004. The full report can be read on the Health Protection Agency website and is entitled Mapping the Issues... __________________ Never put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether. The views expressed here are my own and not necessarily those of my family, friends, employer, this site, my neighbours, hairdresser, dentist, GP, next door's dog or anyone else who knows me..