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3000 UK gay men diagnosed with HIV in 2010 – the highest number ever reported
Roger Pebody, 2011-11-29 00:00:00
Against a background of fewer diagnoses among heterosexuals infected abroad, the number of gay men diagnosed with HIV in the UK continues to rise, the Health Protection Agency announced today. Moreover, one quarter of them had recently acquired their infection, suggesting a high level of risk taking in this group.
The annual epidemiological report also shows that while one in two HIV diagnoses is made late (with a CD4 cell count below 350 cells/mm3), rates of late diagnosis have been slowly falling over the past decade.
More encouragingly, the proportions of people with diagnosed HIV who are linked to care and on successful treatment are exceptionally high.
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