Europe is complacent over HIV

Trend data by Nicoll and Hamers (p 1324) show that new diagnoses of sexually acquired HIV infections increased by 20% in western Europe between 1995 and 2000, principally among heterosexuals. Outbreaks of syphilis have recently been reported in several countries and reports of gonorrhoea have increased in France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. These preliminary data, the authors say, imply that people may increasingly take sexual risks and that complacency over HIV transmission may have set in among individuals, populations, and some governments in western Europe. Efforts to prevent the transmission of HIV need to be strengthened, and consistent surveillance needs to be established at a European level.

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