Open AccessSubstantial impact of the HIV pandemic on migrant populations in Europe
Author(s) -
F F Hamers,
J Alix,
Angela M. Downs
Publication year - 2002
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 9999-1233
DOI - 10.2807/esw.06.29.01922-en
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pandemic , covid-19 , medicine , european region , demography , political science , geography , virology , sociology , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , regional science
An increasing and disproportionate share of the newly diagnosed HIV infections in Europe – at least in the west – is in migrants, especially in those from sub-Saharan Africa. This was the main conclusion of an analysis of European HIV case reporting data, presented to the XIV International AIDS conference in Barcelona last week (7-12 July 2002) (1). Migrant populations are often highly vulnerable to HIV infection and may experience strong barriers to prevention and care (2).