Open AccessAIDS trends in Europe: decrease in the west, increase in the east
Author(s) -
Hamers Ff,
Angela M. Downs,
J Alix,
J B Brunet
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.02.05.00166-en
Subject(s) - european region , demography , geography , medicine , regional science , sociology
In 1996, 24 920 AIDS cases were reported in the WHO European Region, bringing the cumulative total to 185 808 cases including 6969 (4%) paediatric cases (<13 years). For the first time since the start of the epidemic, the annual number of cases reported d