[thejournal.ie] There was a big jump in the number of people diagnosed with HIV last year. (06 Apr 2016)
External website: http://www.thejournal.ie/rise-in-hiv-figures-27006...
The figures, released by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HSPC), show a marked increase in the number of people diagnosed with the illness.
While a full report of cases in 2015 is not yet available, figures from quarter one and quarter two 2015 (where there were 203 cases diagnosed) show:
- Almost half (95) of all cases diagnosed were gay men.
- Over 10% (25) of people diagnosed received the illness by injecting drugs.
- Almost 20% (38) of people diagnosed were heterosexual.
- It is not known how one in five (44) people diagnosed received the virus.
- Almost half of people (92) diagnosed were born abroad.
Causes
A rise in the number of cases of HIV has been attributed to a number of factors.
In July, a surge in the use of the drug mephedrone (known by its street name of SnowBlow) among intravenous drug users in Dublin was linked to a rise in the number of people diagnosed with HIV in the capital.
G Health and disease > Disease by cause (Aetiology) > Communicable / infectious disease
G Health and disease > Disease by cause (Aetiology) > Communicable / infectious disease > HIV
T Demographic characteristics > Person who injects drugs (Intravenous / injecting)
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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