HIV: Less infections in Germany
On the occasion of the forthcoming world Aids day on 1. December, the Robert-Koch-Institute (RKI) has published the latest Figures on HIV in Germany. The good news: The number of new Infections has been falling for some years. After an infection is detected but in many patients at an advanced stage.
In the year 2018 have been infected in Germany, 2,400 people estimated with HIV, reported to the RKI in the current Epidemiological Bulletin. This is compared with 2017, a decline of 100 people. Overall, the RKI estimates that at the end of last year, 87.900 people in Germany were living with HIV infection, with more than 10,600 of the infection were not aware of. "Who knows of his infection can pass on the Virus unintentionally, in addition, the mortality höher" in late diagnoses;, RKI President Professor Dr. Lothar Wieler said. Every third patient (32 percent) have been diagnosed with HIV infection, in 2018, only with a very advanced immune defect, 15 per cent had even immediately the diagnosis of Aids. These proportions are according to the RKI for the year 2005 is very constant.
Risk groups häsingle-stage test
Positive is the Trend in the main group Concerned is from the point of view of the RKI, namely, in men who have Sex with men. The estimated number of new infections of about 2,200 in 2013, fell to 1,600 in the year 2018. This development is probably primarily due to the fact that this group had managed to increase test readiness and test offers to extend. The drug pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to protect against HIV, the health insurance funds reported, in the meantime, for high-risk patients numbers (aponet.de ) affects the rate of new Infections is not currently evaluate, the RKI.
Medikamentöse prophylaxis PrEP needs to be known
From the point of view of the German AIDS help, the potential of PrEP is not yet fully exploited. The decrease in the number of new infections have contributed, in all probability, already, says a press release from the AIDS assistance. The offer had yet to be known, in some cities and regions, away from urban areas medical facilities are permitted to prescribe the PrEP is missing, also the AIDS help criticized.
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