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Euro Surveill. Know, treat, prevent ? HIV testing, a key strategy in the prevention and control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
Know, treat, prevent ? HIV testing, a key strategy in the prevention and control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic (Euro Surveill., abstract, edited)
[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: <cite cite="http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19736">Eurosurveillance - View Article</cite>. Extract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 48, 02 December 2010
Editorials
Know, treat, prevent ? HIV testing, a key strategy in the prevention and control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
M Sprenger 1
1. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
Citation style for this article: Sprenger M. Know, treat, prevent ? HIV testing, a key strategy in the prevention and control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(48):pii=19736. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/View...rticleId=19736
Date of submission: 29 November 2010
Nearly 30 years ago, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) emerged as a new infection/disease and have since been a major concern for public health worldwide due its associated morbidity and mortality. Considerable research and efforts have been undertaken to find and implement the best ways to prevent the spread of HIV and cure the disease AIDS. While there is still no effective vaccine, prevention programmes targeted at reducing risky behaviours have helped prevent the feared explosion of the epidemic in European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries. In addition, development of new antiretroviral drugs and early treatment of newly detected cases have contributed considerably to the reduction in associated morbidity and mortality since the mid-1990s. Still, there is no effective cure yet and while antiretroviral treatment is improving quality of life, there are concerns about the increasing number of HIV infections in certain groups, for example, among men who have sex with men (MSM) in several EU countries [1] and the fact that the number of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is also increasing in this group [1,2].
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[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: <cite cite="http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19736">Eurosurveillance - View Article</cite>. Extract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 48, 02 December 2010
Editorials
Know, treat, prevent ? HIV testing, a key strategy in the prevention and control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic
M Sprenger 1
1. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
Citation style for this article: Sprenger M. Know, treat, prevent ? HIV testing, a key strategy in the prevention and control of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(48):pii=19736. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/View...rticleId=19736
Date of submission: 29 November 2010
Nearly 30 years ago, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) emerged as a new infection/disease and have since been a major concern for public health worldwide due its associated morbidity and mortality. Considerable research and efforts have been undertaken to find and implement the best ways to prevent the spread of HIV and cure the disease AIDS. While there is still no effective vaccine, prevention programmes targeted at reducing risky behaviours have helped prevent the feared explosion of the epidemic in European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) countries. In addition, development of new antiretroviral drugs and early treatment of newly detected cases have contributed considerably to the reduction in associated morbidity and mortality since the mid-1990s. Still, there is no effective cure yet and while antiretroviral treatment is improving quality of life, there are concerns about the increasing number of HIV infections in certain groups, for example, among men who have sex with men (MSM) in several EU countries [1] and the fact that the number of other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is also increasing in this group [1,2].
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