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In 2022–2024, 14,153 of 28,521 (49.6%) new HIV diagnoses in 23 European Union and Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries were late. In adjusted analyses, older age and migrant status increased late diagnosis risk. The proportion of late diagnoses was 2.6-fold higher among migrants with pre-migration HIV acquisition than post-migration. Late-diagnosed migrants with likely post-migration HIV acquisition were often women, ≥ 50-year-olds, heterosexuals, people who inject drugs, or from South and South-East Asia. The 2025 target of < 20% late diagnosis was unachieved.

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Late HIV diagnosis: trends, risk factors, and progress toward the 2025 target of <20% late diagnosis in 23 EU/EEA countries, 2022 to 2024
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Juliana+Reyes-Urue%C3%B1a&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Reyes-Urueña Juliana</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giorgia+Stoppa&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Stoppa Giorgia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Federica+Pizzolato&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pizzolato Federica</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Gaetano+Marrone&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Marrone Gaetano</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Disa+Hansson&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hansson Disa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=on+behalf+of+the+EU%2FEEA+HIV+network&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">on behalf of the EU/EEA HIV network</a></span>. Late HIV diagnosis: trends, risk factors, and progress toward the 2025 target of &lt;20% late diagnosis in 23 EU/EEA countries, 2022 to 2024. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2025;30(47):pii=2500855. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.47.2500855" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2025.30.47.2500855</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 12 Nov 2025;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 27 Nov 2025 </span> </p>
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