Open AccessPreliminary results from the new HIV surveillance system in France
Author(s) -
Florence Lot,
Caroline Semaille,
Françoise Cazein,
Françis Barin,
R. Pinget,
Josiane Pillonel,
JeanClaude Desenclos
Publication year - 2004
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.09.10.00481-en
Subject(s) - epidemiological surveillance , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , epidemiology , medicine , environmental health , family medicine , medical emergency
In addition to AIDS surveillance, data on HIV infection are necessary to better follow the dynamics of the epidemic. We report the first results of France's mandatory anonymous HIV notification system, which is linked to a virological surveillance of recent HIV infections and of circulating HIV types, groups and subtypes. HIV notifications are initiated by microbiologists who create an anonymous code of patient's identity. Clinicians complete the notification form with epidemiological and clinical data. Notifications are sent to the local health authorities and passed to the Institut de Veille Sanitaire (InVS).