HIV diagnoses in European MSM have almost doubled since 2000, UK tops the list

Data from 23 European countries show that the annual number of HIV diagnoses in men who have sex with men (MSM) has increased by 86% between 2000 and 2006, report epidemiologists in the November 2008 issue of Sexually Transmitted Infections. The United Kingdom is the country with the highest number of new diagnoses in Europe, but dramatic increases were also seen in low prevalence countries in Central and Eastern Europe...

...“We have reported a recent increase in the number of HIV diagnoses among MSM in nearly all EU and EFTA countries, and in some countries this probably represents a true increase in incidence. This, combined with the high prevalence of HIV reported in many gay community settings, the high prevalence of HIV among MSM diagnosed with STI and the high sexual mobility of this population, highlight the need for a Europe-wide HIV prevention strategy.”

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