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[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 48, 01 December 2011
Rapid communications
Human immunodeficiency virus in injecting drug users in Europe following a reported increase of cases in Greece and Romania, 2011
A Pharris (
)<SUP>1</SUP>, L Wiessing<SUP>2</SUP>, O Sfetcu<SUP>1</SUP>, D Hedrich<SUP>2</SUP>, A Botescu<SUP>3</SUP>, A Fotiou<SUP>4</SUP>, G K Nikolopoulos<SUP>5</SUP>, M Malliori<SUP>6</SUP>, M Salminen<SUP>1</SUP>, J E Suk<SUP>1</SUP>, P Griffiths<SUP>2</SUP>, M J van de Laar <SUP>1</SUP>
Citation style for this article: Pharris A, Wiessing L, Sfetcu O, Hedrich D, Botescu A, Fotiou A, Nikolopoulos GK, Malliori M, Salminen M, Suk JE, Griffiths P, van de Laar MJ. Human immunodeficiency virus in injecting drug users in Europe following a reported increase of cases in Greece and Romania, 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(48)
ii=20032. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20032
Date of submission: 29 November 2011 <HR>Greece and Romania reported an increased number of HIV cases among injecting drug users (IDUs) during 2011. Most European countries reported no changes in the rate of newly diagnosed cases of HIV or HIV prevalence in IDUs; however, six countries did report increases and several additional countries reported increases in injecting risk indicators or low coverage of prevention services. These indicate a potential risk for increased HIV transmission and future outbreaks unless adequate prevention is implemented.
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 48, 01 December 2011
Rapid communications
Human immunodeficiency virus in injecting drug users in Europe following a reported increase of cases in Greece and Romania, 2011
A Pharris (
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
- European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Lisbon, Portugal
- National Observatory on Drugs, National Anti-Drug Agency, Bucharest, Romania
- National Focal Point of the EMCDDA, University Mental Health Research Institute, Athens, Greece
- Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece
- Organisation Against Drugs (OKANA), Athens, Greece
Citation style for this article: Pharris A, Wiessing L, Sfetcu O, Hedrich D, Botescu A, Fotiou A, Nikolopoulos GK, Malliori M, Salminen M, Suk JE, Griffiths P, van de Laar MJ. Human immunodeficiency virus in injecting drug users in Europe following a reported increase of cases in Greece and Romania, 2011. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(48)
ii=20032. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=20032 Date of submission: 29 November 2011 <HR>Greece and Romania reported an increased number of HIV cases among injecting drug users (IDUs) during 2011. Most European countries reported no changes in the rate of newly diagnosed cases of HIV or HIV prevalence in IDUs; however, six countries did report increases and several additional countries reported increases in injecting risk indicators or low coverage of prevention services. These indicate a potential risk for increased HIV transmission and future outbreaks unless adequate prevention is implemented.