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Article de Périodique
European monitoring of notifications of hepatitis C virus infection in the general population and among injecting drug users (IDUs) - the need to improve quality and comparability (2008)
Auteur(s) :
WIESSING, L. ;
GUARITA, B. ;
GIRAUDON, I. ;
BRUMMER-KORVENKONTIO H. ;
SALMINEN, M. ;
COWAN S. A.
Année :
2008
Page(s) :
1-3
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
18
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases)
Thésaurus mots-clés
VIH
;
USAGER
;
INJECTION
;
INFECTION
;
SURVEILLANCE EPIDEMIOLOGIQUE
;
GEOGRAPHIE
;
EVOLUTION
Thésaurus géographique
EUROPE
;
EUROPE DE L'EST
Note générale :
Eurosurveillance, 2008, 13, (21), 1-3
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic among injecting drug users (IDUs) shows different developments in different parts of the European region. In the countries of the European Union (EU) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the rates of reported newly diagnosed cases of HIV infection in IDUs are mostly at stable and low levels or in decline. In contrast, those rates increased in 2007 in many of the other (eastern) countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region, suggesting that the HIV epidemic among IDUs in Europe is still growing. In countries or regions where indicators of HIV incidence show upward trends, existing prevention measures may be insufficient and in need of strengthening. In the EU/EFTA region the larger availability of harm reduction measures such as opioid substitution treatment and needle and syringe programmes may have played a key role in containing the epidemic among IDUs. (Author' s abstract)
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic among injecting drug users (IDUs) shows different developments in different parts of the European region. In the countries of the European Union (EU) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), the rates of reported newly diagnosed cases of HIV infection in IDUs are mostly at stable and low levels or in decline. In contrast, those rates increased in 2007 in many of the other (eastern) countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region, suggesting that the HIV epidemic among IDUs in Europe is still growing. In countries or regions where indicators of HIV incidence show upward trends, existing prevention measures may be insufficient and in need of strengthening. In the EU/EFTA region the larger availability of harm reduction measures such as opioid substitution treatment and needle and syringe programmes may have played a key role in containing the epidemic among IDUs. (Author' s abstract)
Affiliation :
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon, Portugal
Cote :
A03860