Monitoring the incidence of HIV infection in the United States.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintains a national surveillance system that provides data about the HIV/AIDS epidemic for program planning and resource allocation. Until recently, incidence of HIV infection (i.e., the number of individuals recently infected with HIV) has not been directly measured. New serologic testing methods make it possible to distinguish between recent and long-standing HIV-1 infection on a population level. This article describes the new National HIV Incidence Surveillance System.
Lee
Lisa M
LM
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, MS D-50, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. LMLee@cdc.gov
McKenna
Matthew T
MT
D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D018563:Disease Notification; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D015994:Incidence; D011159:Population Surveillance; D016730:Program Development; D011635:Public Health Administration; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology