HIV in the News

Scale-Up of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Services for HIV Prevention - 12 Countries in Southern and Eastern Africa, 2013-2016

Published on: December 1, 2017

Item URL: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6647a2.htm

Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) has been recognized by the World Health Organization and Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS as an effective human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection prevention intervention in settings with a generalized HIV epidemic and low male circumcision prevalence. During 2010-2012, CDC (through the U.S.

Dear Colleague: CDC Observes World AIDS Day

Published on: November 30, 2017

Item URL: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/library/dcl/dcl/113017.html

December 1, 2017 is World AIDS Day.

Trends in HIV Infection, Stage 3 (AIDS) (through 2016)

Published on: November 30, 2017

Item URL: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/library/slidesets/cdc-hiv-infection-trends-stage3-2016.pdf

This slide set presents Stage 3 (AIDS) death and classification trends by age, race, transmission, etc.

Vital Signs: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Testing and Diagnosis Delays - United States

Published on: November 28, 2017

Item URL: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6647e1.htm

Persons unaware of their human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection account for approximately 40% of ongoing transmissions in the United States. Persons are unaware of their infection because of delayed HIV diagnoses that represent substantial missed opportunities to improve health outcomes and prevent HIV transmission.

Diagnoses of HIV Infection in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2016

Published on: November 28, 2017

Item URL: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/library/reports/surveillance/cdc-hiv-surveillance-report-2016-vol-28.pdf

This report provides surveillance data on HIV diagnoses, stage 3 (AIDS) classifications, deaths, and prevalence for the United States and 6 dependent areas.