HSE, Health Protection Surveillance Centre. (2017) HIV in Ireland, 2016. Dublin: Health Protection Surveillance Centre.
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There were 508 new diagnoses of HIV in Ireland in 2016, representing a rate of 10.7 per 100,000 population. The total number of HIV diagnoses increased by 5% between 2015 and 2016.
There were 21 diagnoses among people who inject drugs (PWID), a decrease from the numbers in 2014 and 2015 when there was an outbreak of HIV in Dublin among homeless drug users (4, 5).
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health related issues > Health information and education > Communicable / infectious disease control
T Demographic characteristics > Person who injects drugs (Intravenous / injecting)
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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