HIV among IDUs in Europe: Increasing trends in the East

Author (Corporate)	European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
Series Title	Drugnet Europe
Series Details	No.65, January-March 2009, p2
Publication Date	February 2009
Content Type	Journal \| Series \| Blog
	An recent article in 'Eurosurveillance', journal of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (EMCDDA) suggests that the HIV epidemic among injecting drug users (IDUs) in many eastern countries is still growing. In particular, epidemics may be occuring among IDUs in the following countries: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Moldova and Tajikistan.
Source Link	Primary Source http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/work-programmes
Related Links	European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: Eurosurveillance: Vol.13, No.50 (11.12.08) http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19067 European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: Eurosurveillance: Vol.13, No.50 (11.12.08) http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19066 WHO Regional Office for Europe: Press Release, 1.12.08: Newly reported HIV cases on the rise in Europe http://www.euro.who.int/en/media-centre/sections/press-releases/2008/12/newly-reported-hiv-cases-on-the-rise-in-europe
Subject Categories	Health
Countries / Regions	Azerbaijan, Belarus, Central Asia, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Europe, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine