HIV & AIDS in Ireland 2008.

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the consequences of infection continue to challenge the global community. In 2007, an estimated 33 million people were living with HIV, and of those, 1.7million were newly diagnosed. In Europe, the rate of reported cases of HIV infection has increased from 55 per million population in 2000 to 77 per million population by 2007. The purpose of this report is to present data on those cases of HIV and AIDS that were reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) during 2008

HIV & AIDS in Ireland 2010.

Summary: • 331 new HIV diagnoses in 2010 (240 males and 89 females) • Incident HIV diagnoses was 7.8 per 100,000 population • 16.2% decrease in cases compared to 2009 • New diagnoses among MSM remain high and sex between men is now the predominant mode of transmission in Ireland • Heterosexual transmission accounted for 37.2% of new cases, down from 63.7% of cases in 2002. In particular, there has been a reduction in the number of cases among people from high prevalence countries • 6.6% of new infections among injecting drug users • 136 (41%) of new cases born in Ireland • 54 new AIDS diagnoses reported in 2010 with 29 of the AIDS cases reported at the same time as HIV diagnosis. • 10 deaths among AIDS cases reported Injecting Drug Users (IDUs): • 6.6% of new infections were among IDUs. • The annual number of new cases among IDUs has decreased every year since 2004 (72). • 18 of the new cases were male and 4 were female. • The median age among IDUs was 32.5 years (range 19-50 years). • 36.4% (8 cases) were born in Ireland and 36.4% (8 cases) were born in Central and Eastern Europe. • Of the new cases in IDUs at the time of HIV diagnosis, 11 were asymptomatic, two had AIDS and two had an acute HIV infection

HIV & AIDS in Ireland 2009.

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and the consequences of infection continue to challenge the global community. In 2008, an estimated 33.4 million people were living with HIV, and of those, 2.7 million were newly diagnosed. In Europe, the rate of reported cases of HIV infection has increased from 55 per million population in 2000 to 77 per million population by 2007. The purpose of this report is to present data on those cases of HIV and AIDS that were reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) during 2009

Patients accessing ambulatory care for HIV-infection: epidemiology and prevalence assessment.

This study describes the demographics and treatment status of HIV-infected adults accessing ambulatory care in the Republic of Ireland and estimates diagnosed HIV prevalence rates. 3254 HIV-infected adults attended 1 of the 6 specialist HIV centres in the 12- month period 1st July 2009 to 30th June 2010. 2023/3254 (62%) were male, 1761/3133 (56%) Irish and 1048/3133 (34%) African. 1924/3098 (62%) resided in the Dublin area. The mean age was 39.8 years (SD 9.3); probable route of acquisition was available for 2898/3254 (89%); heterosexual acquisition accounted for 1442 (50%), MSM 777 (27%) and IDU 598 (21%). 2574/3202 (80%) were on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Of these 87% had HIV-RNA levels \u3c 50cpm and 94% \u3c 500cpm. The HIV diagnosed prevalence rate is estimated at 1.09/1000 nationally and at 2.25/1000 in the Dublin area for 15-59 year olds