Surveillance of human immunodeficiency virus suggests that younger men who have sex with men are at higher risk of infection, European Union, 2003 to 2012

J Janiec; K Haar; G Spiteri; G Likatavicius; M Van de Laar; A J Amato-Gauci

doi:10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.48.20644

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Surveillance of human immunodeficiency virus suggests that younger men who have sex with men are at higher risk of infection, European Union, 2003 to 2012

J Janiec^1,2, K Haar¹, G Spiteri¹, G Likatavicius¹, M Van de Laar ¹, A J Amato-Gauci¹
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Affiliations: ¹ European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden ² National Institute of Public Health- National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland

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Citation style for this article: Janiec J, Haar K, Spiteri G, Likatavicius G, Van de Laar M, Amato-Gauci A J. Surveillance of human immunodeficiency virus suggests that younger men who have sex with men are at higher risk of infection, European Union, 2003 to 2012. Euro Surveill. 2013;18(48):pii=20644. https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.48.20644 Received: 19 Nov 2013; Accepted:

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Abstract

In 2012, newly reported human immunodeficiency virus diagnoses in the European Union /European Economic Area remained stable at around 30,000 cases. Since 2003, cases in men who have sex with men (MSM) aged 20 to 29 years-old doubled, while the proportion of late presenters in this group remained stable. Persistent declines occurred among older MSM age groups, particularly that between 30 and 39 years-old. Interventions targeting younger MSM are needed to prevent a resurgence of the epidemic in Europe.