Trends in HIV and hepatitis C virus infections among injecting drug users in Europe, 2005 to 2010

L Wiessing; G Likatavicius; D Hedrich; B Guarita; M J van de Laar; J Vicente

doi:10.2807/ese.16.48.20031-en

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Trends in HIV and hepatitis C virus infections among injecting drug users in Europe, 2005 to 2010
L Wiessing¹ , G Likatavicius² , D Hedrich¹ , B Guarita¹ , M J van de Laar ² , J Vicente¹
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Affiliations: ¹ European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), Lisbon, Portugal ² European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden

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L Wiessing
Lucas.Wiessing emcdda.europa.eu
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Citation style for this article: Wiessing L, Likatavicius G, Hedrich D, Guarita B, van de Laar M J, Vicente J. Trends in HIV and hepatitis C virus infections among injecting drug users in Europe, 2005 to 2010. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(48):pii=20031. https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.16.48.20031-en Received: 29 Nov 2011

Abstract

Data on newly diagnosed HIV infections and HIV prevalence in 2005 to 2010 suggest falling infection rates in injecting drug users (IDUs) in the European Union (EU). However, recent increases in HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection rates in IDUs suggest increasing injecting risks in some countries. The coverage of effective prevention measures has increased, but is still low in several countries. Overall the data suggest a continued risk of new outbreaks of HIV infection among IDUs.