New and updated CDC resources on HIV and AIDS /hiv/ en-us cdcinfo@cdc.gov (Use for Public Inquiries) Infectious Diseases Public Health Prevention Publications Funding Announcements HIV AIDS Surveillance Research Capacity Building In this series of county-based dot-density maps, the data used are estimated AIDS cases by county, for the 50 US states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, cumulative through 2005. /hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/dot/index.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST What does this article tell us about HIV testing in the U.S.? HIV testing rates have remained fairly stable from 2001 through 2006. Ten percent of adults age 18-64 report getting tested each year (approximately 18 million people in 2006) but the percentage of people who report ever being tested in their lifetimes has not increased—it remained stable from 2001 to 2006 at about 40% (an estimated 71.5 million people in 2006). /hiv/topics/testing/resources/qa/mmwr.htm Fri, 8 Aug 2008 14:00:00 EST Early diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection enables infected persons to obtain medical care that can improve the quality and length of their lives and adopt behaviors to prevent further HIV transmission. However, at the end of 2003, approximately one fourth of the estimated 1 million persons living with HIV remained unaware of their infection. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5731a1.htm Thu, 7 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EST The slides in this series are based on data compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) from death certificates of US residents in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for the years 1987-2005 (2005 being the latest year for which data are available). /hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/mortality/index.htm Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EST Using breakthrough technology, CDC has produced new HIV incidence estimates for the United States. /hiv/topics/surveillance/incidence.htm Sun, 3 Aug 2008 11:30:00 EST Persons who engage in sexual risk behaviors are at increased risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5730a2.htm?s_cid=mm5730a2_e Fri, 1 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EST Persons who engage in unprotected sexual intercourse or use injection drugs are at increased risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5730a1.htm?s_cid=mm5730a1_e Fri, 1 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EST This report outlines recommendations for postexposure interventions to prevent infection with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, or human immunodeficiency virus, and tetanus in persons wounded during bombings or other events resulting in mass casualties. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5706a1.htm?s_cid=rr5706a1_e Fri, 1 Aug 2008 16:00:00 EST Through its national HIV/AIDS surveillance system, CDC can monitor many aspects of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, including HIV/AIDS and AIDS diagnoses, deaths among persons with AIDS, people living with HIV/AIDS or AIDS, and beginning in 2008, the number of new HIV infections. /hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/factsheets/surveillance.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EST In 2008, CDC conducted an analysis of trends in diagnoses of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the 33 states* that have had confidential, name-based HIV case reporting since at least 2001. This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicated that the number of HIV/AIDS diagnoses among MSM overall during 2001--2006 increased 8.6% (estimated annual percentage change [EAPC] = 1.5). During 2001--2006, an estimated 214,379 persons had HIV/AIDS diagnosed in the 33 states. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5725a2.htm?s_cid=mm5725a2_e Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EST The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) operates 10 sexually transmitted disease (STD) walk-in clinics offering various free services, including confidential or anonymous testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm57e618a1.htm?s_cid=mm57e618a1_e Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EST Problem: Priority health-risk behaviors, which are behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among youth and adults, often are established during childhood and adolescence, extend into adulthood, are interrelated, and are preventable. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5704a1.htm?s_cid=ss5704a1_e Fri, 6 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EST Surveillance slide set of HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Urban and Nonurban Areas /hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/urban-nonurban/index.htm Thu, 5 Jun 2008 13:00:00 EST Summary of current HIV/AIDS statistics /hiv/topics/surveillance/basic.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 17:00:00 EST Surveillance slide set of HIV/AIDS Surveillance in Women /hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/women/index.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 11:00:00 EST Surveillance slide set of HIV/AIDS Surveillance in adolescents and young adults /hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/adolescents/index.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 11:00:00 EST Surveillance slide set of AIDS general epidemiology /hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/epidemiology/index.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 11:00:00 EST Surveillance slide set of AIDS epidemiological trends /hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/trends/index.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 11:00:00 EST Surveillance slide set of HIV/AIDS Surveillance by Race/Ethnicity (through 2006) /hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/race-ethnicity/index.htm Wed, 7 May 2008 16:00:00 EST The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a serious threat to the Hispanic/Latino community. In addition to being a population seriously affected by HIV, Hispanics/Latinos continue to face challenges in accessing health care, prevention services, and HIV treatment. In 2005, HIV/AIDS was the fourth leading cause of death among Hispanic/Latino men and women aged 35 to 44. /hiv/hispanics/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:00:00 EST Surveillance slide set of HIV/AIDS Surveillance - Pediatrics (through 2006) /hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/pediatric/index.htm Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EST Surveillance slide set of HIV/AIDS Surveillance - General Epidemiology (through 2006) /hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/general/index.htm Fri, 4 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EST The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a serious threat to the Hispanic/Latino community. In 2005, HIV/AIDS was the fourth leading cause of death among Hispanic/Latino men and women aged 35 to 44. /hiv/hispanics/resources/factsheets/hispanic.htm Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:00:00 EST This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its annual report, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2006. Vol. 18 /hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/pdf/DearColleagueSurveillance.pdf Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:00:00 EST At the end of 2003, an estimated 1,039,000 to 1,185,000 persons in the United States were living with HIV/AIDS. In 2006, 35,314 new cases of HIV/AIDS in adults, adolescents, and children were diagnosed in the 33 states with long-term, confidential name-based HIV reporting. New HIV/AIDS diagnoses tell us how many people have been diagnosed with HIV or AIDS, but do not necessarily represent new HIV infections because a person may have been infected in years past but received a diagnosis in 2006. CDC plans to release the estimated number of new HIV infections this year. /hiv/resources/factsheets/us.htm Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EST The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report is published annually by the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia. /hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/reports/2006report/default.htm Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EST Tuberculosis (TB) is the second most common cause of death from infectious disease in the world after human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). Immunosuppressed HIV-infected persons are highly susceptible to TB disease, and countries in sub-Saharan Africa have the highest TB incidence rates, primarily because of the HIV epidemic. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5711a3.htm?s_cid=mm5711a3_e Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:00:00 EST Surveillance slide set of HIV/AIDS cases among adult and adolescent men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States, from 1985 through 2005. /hiv/topics/surveillance/resources/slides/msm/ Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EST The number of persons aged 50 years and older living with HIV/AIDS has been increasing in recent years. This increase is partly due to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), which has made it possible for many HIV-infected persons to live longer, and partly due to newly diagnosed infections in persons over the age of 50. /hiv/topics/over50/ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:00:00 EST The number of persons aged 50 years and older living with HIV/AIDS has been increasing in recent years. This increase is partly due to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), which has made it possible for many HIV-infected persons to live longer, and partly due to newly diagnosed infections in persons over the age of 50. /hiv/topics/over50/resources/factsheets/over50.htm Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:00:00 EST Travel resources for persons living with HIV/AIDS. /hiv/topics/travel/ Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:00:00 EST An article recently published by Switzerland’s Federal Commission for HIV/AIDS states that HIV-positive individuals on effective antiretroviral therapy are not at risk for transmitting HIV to their sexual partners under certain circumstances. The Commission acknowledges that there are no scientific data that the risk of transmission in these circumstances is zero.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) underscores its recommendation that people living with HIV who are sexually active use condoms consistently and correctly with all sex partners. /hiv/resources/press/020108.htm Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:30:00 EST