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A total of 337 HIV infections newly diagnosed
during 2006 were reported to the HPSC. This compares to 318 diagnosed
in 2005 and represents a 6.0% increase. |
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The cumulative total number of HIV infections
reported to the end of 2006 is 4,419. |
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Of the 337 newly diagnosed cases, 169 were
reported as having been heterosexually acquired. This compares to 168
in 2005 and 178 in 2004. These data should be interpreted with caution
as information on probable route of transmission is unavailable for 22 of
the cases newly diagnosed in 2006, making interpretation of trends
difficult. |
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Of the 169 cases acquired through
heterosexual contact, 104 were born in sub-Saharan Africa (63 female and 41
male) and 33 were born in Ireland (17 female and 16 male). |
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There were 57 new diagnoses in IDUs in 2006
compared to 66 in 2005 and 71 in 2004. |
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There were 83 new diagnoses in MSM in 2006
compared to 57 in 2005 and 64 in 2004. |
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HIV infection was newly diagnosed in three
children in 2006. The probable route of transmission for two of the
three cases was mother to child transmission (MCT). |
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In addition, there were 115 babies born to a
HIV infected mother during 2006, 72 are not infected and 43 remain of
indeterminate status (i.e. do not meet the criteria for HIV infection and
are <18 months at time of test). |
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Of the newly diagnosed cases in 2006, 212
were male and 123 were female. Gender was unknown for two cases. |
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Of the 123 females with newly diagnosed HIV
infection in 2006, 26 were reported to be pregnant at HIV diagnosis. |
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The mean age at HIV diagnosis was 34.0
years. The mean age among females was 30.8 years and among males was
35.9 years, a difference of 5.1 years. |
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Of the 283 cases where geographic origin was
known, 125 were born in Ireland and 109 were born in sub-Saharan
Africa. Data on geographic origin are not available for 54 cases. |
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Information on stage of infection at time of
HIV diagnosis was available for 279 of the 337 cases. Of the 279
cases, 201 were asymptomatic and 28 were diagnosed with AIDS at the time of
HIV diagnosis. |
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At total of 909 AIDS cases have been reported
to the end of 2006 of which 397 are reported to have died. A total of
451 deaths have been reported in HIV infected individuals. |
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A total of 318 HIV infections newly diagnosed
during 2005 were reported to the HPSC. This compares to 356 diagnosed
in 2004 and represents a 10.7% decrease. |
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The cumulative total number of HIV infections
reported to the end of 2005 is 4,082. |
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Of the newly diagnosed cases in 2005, 181
were male and 136 were female. Gender was unknown for 1 case. |
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Of the 136 females with newly diagnosed HIV
infection in 2005, 33 were reported to be pregnant at HIV diagnosis. |
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The mean age at HIV diagnosis was 33.4
years. The mean age among females was 29.7 years and among males was
36.2 years, a difference of 6.5 years. |
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Of the 276 cases where geographic origin was
known, 127 were born in Ireland and 117 were born in sub-Saharan
Africa. Data on geographic origin is not available for 42 cases. |
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Of the 318 newly diagnosed cases, 159 were
reported as having been heterosexually acquired. This compares to 178
in 2004 and 223 in 2003. This data should be interpreted with caution
as information on probable route of transmission is unavailable for 28 of
the cases newly diagnosed in 2005, making interpretation of trends
difficult. |
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Of the 159 cases acquired through
heterosexual contact, 101 were born in sub-Saharan Africa (65 female and 36
male) and 32 were born in Ireland (17 female and 15 male). |
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There were 66 new diagnoses in IDUs in 2005
compared to 71 in 2004 and 49 in 2003. |
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There were 57 new diagnoses in MSM in 2005
compared to 64 in 2004 and 75 in 2003. |
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HIV infection was newly diagnosed in three
children in 2005. The probable route of transmission for all three
cases was mother to child transmission (MCT). |
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In addition, there were 105 babies born to a
HIV infected mother during 2005, 90 are not infected and 15 remain of
indeterminate status (i.e. do not meet the criteria for HIV infection and
are <18 months at time of test). |
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Information on stage of infection was
available for 267 of the 318 cases. Of the 267 cases, 179 were
asymptomatic at time of HIV diagnosis and 28 were diagnosed with AIDS at the
same time as HIV diagnosis. |
