title: HIV and AIDS in the European Union, 2009.
abstract: In 2009, 28 European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries reported 25,917 newly diagnosed cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Sex among men who have sex with men was the most common transmission mode (35%) followed by heterosexual contact (24%). Overall, the number of HIV cases in 2009 increased while the number of reported acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) diagnoses continued to decline. It is of concern that a high proportion of the patients with known CD4 cells count at the time of HIV diagnosis had a CD4 cell count below 350 cells/µl suggesting no timely access to treatment and care.
authors.affiliation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden. giedrius.likatavicius@ecdc.europa.eu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Likatavicius
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Van de Laar
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005062:European Union; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence / Q000639:trends*; D020010:Heterosexuality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology