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SDG 3: HIV/AIDS

Abstract

Following Russia’s invasion in 2022, over 4.1 million Ukrainians sought refuge in the EU/EEA. We assessed how this impacted HIV case reporting by EU/EEA countries. Ukrainian refugees constituted 10.2% (n = 2,338) of all 2022 HIV diagnoses, a 10-fold increase from 2021. Of these, 9.3% (n = 217) were new diagnoses, 58.5% (n = 1,368) were previously identified; 32.2% had unknown status. Displacement of Ukrainians has partly contributed to increasing HIV diagnoses in EU/EEA countries in 2022, highlighting the importance of prevention, testing and care.

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HIV diagnoses among people born in Ukraine reported by EU/EEA countries in 2022: impact on regional HIV trends and implications for healthcare planning
<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=Gaetano+Marrone&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Marrone Gaetano</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Teymur+Noori&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Noori Teymur</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Giorgi+Kuchukhidze&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Kuchukhidze Giorgi</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Violetta+Martsynovska&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Martsynovska Violetta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Larysa+Hetman&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Hetman Larysa</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anton+Basenko&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Basenko Anton</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Stela+Bivol&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Bivol Stela</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marieke+J+van+der+Werf&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">van der Werf Marieke J</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Anastasia+Pharris&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Pharris Anastasia</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>. HIV diagnoses among people born in Ukraine reported by EU/EEA countries in 2022: impact on regional HIV trends and implications for healthcare planning. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2023;28(48):pii=2300642. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.48.2300642" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.48.2300642</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 17 Nov 2023;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 30 Nov 2023 </span> </p>
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