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In 2003, an estimated I million persons in the United States were living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (1). Approximately 25% were unaware of their infection (1); however, that [...]

Knowing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status of tuberculosis (TB) patients is essential to optimal patient management. TB is an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-defining opportunistic condition. Patients with both TB [...]

An estimated 850,000-950,000 persons in the United States are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), including 180,000-280,000 who do not know they are infected (i). To examine trends of diagnoses [...]

In 2003, approximately 37% of pregnant women in Botswana (2001 population: 1.7 million; approximately 40,000 births per year) (1) were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (2). Since 2001, al [...]

During 1999-2001, the estimated number of cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reported officially in the Russian Federation increased approximately 16-fold, from 11,000 to 177,000 (1). In 2001, of 49,434 [...]

In several U.S. cities, recent outbreaks of primary and secondary syphilis among men who have sex with men (MSM) (1) and increases in newly diagnosed human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections [...]

HIV-2 infection is very rare in the US, and was first case detected in donated blood occurred in Jun 1994 after routine screening. The donor did not know how she became infected with the disease, which is endemic to western Africa. The initial test that determined the blood was contaminated was the combination HIV-1/HIV-2 EIA, and subsequent tests confirmed the initial result. Only 62 confirmed cases have been discovered in the US since it was first detected in Jun 1994, after testing was begun in Jun 1992. The second case was detected in Nov 1994. New York has the most cases with 24., Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and type 2 (HIV-2) both cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Following the licensure of combination HIV-1/HIV-2 screening enzyme immunoassays (EIA), the Food and Drug [...]

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are pandemic and pose one of the greatest challenges to global public health. As a bloodborne and sexually transmitted infection, [...]

The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic has had a substantial impact on the health and economy of many nations (1). Since the first AIDS cases were reported in the United [...]

Public health contact investigations are conducted to find persons who have been exposed to patients with active tuberculosis (TB) and to evaluate and treat those contacts for TB infection and [...]

Each year the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at CDC publishes an HIV/AIDS surveillance report. On June 28, 2007, [...]

World AIDS Day 2004 focuses on the increasing vulnerability of women to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (MDS) with the theme, Women, Girls, HIV, and AIDS. Globally, [...]

First 100,000 Cases of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome -- United States In June 1981, the first cases of the illness now known as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were reported from Los [...]