HIV/AIDS in the United Kingdom
Statistics
- United Kingdom: Gay Men With HIV Hits a Record High (December 9, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Health Agency Calls for More Testing as UK's Battle With HIV Goes Into Reverse (December 1, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: HIV Numbers in Ulster Quadruple (December 3, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- A Quarter of People in United Kingdom With HIV Do Not Know It (December 2, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: One in Four Youngsters "Not Using Contraception" (September 22, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Dramatic Increase in Sex Disease in Over-50s (September 15, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Northern Ireland: 42 Contract HIV This Year (August 30, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: New HIV Cases "Preventable" (August 26, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- UK: One in Six Gay Men Testing HIV-Positive Were Infected Recently (July 23, 2010)
From aidsmap.com
- The Hidden Rise of HIV in the UK (January 21, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: More Contracting HIV Abroad (August 27, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Cases Rising in Wales at Fastest-Ever Rate (May 8, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Cases Increasing in Britain, UNICEF Report Says (May 8, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Increased Attendances of People of Eastern European Origin at Sexual Health Services in London (April 27, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Scotland Records More Than 100 New HIV Cases During First Three Months of 2009 (April 24, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (United Kingdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland) (PDF) (2008)
From UNAIDS, UNICEF and World Health Organization
- Europe's HIV Infection Rate Has Doubled Since 2000 (December 2, 2008)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Study Finds "Mini-Epidemics" of HIV in London (March 18, 2008)
From BBC News
- New HIV Cases in Ireland Increase by 21%, Health Protection Surveillance Center Says (February 28, 2008)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- The Characterization of a Recent Syphilis Outbreak in Sheffield, U.K., and an Evaluation of Contact Tracing as a Method of Control (July 16, 2007)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Drug-Resistant HIV Transmission Is Falling Steadily in United Kingdom (May 1, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
- Transmission of Multidrug-Resistant HIV Will Not Become More Frequent in United Kingdom Through 2010, Statistical Model Suggests (February 8, 2006)
In The 13th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
- Liver Disease Is Now Leading Cause of Death Among HIV-Positive British Hemophiliacs (September 22, 2005)
[Archived Article]
From aidsmap.com
- Increasing Detection of Asymptomatic Syphilis in London HIV Patients (August 15, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Scotland on Track to Exceed Highest Annual Number of New HIV Cases (August 5, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- HIV Prevalence Up Significantly Since 1997 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland; Heterosexual Transmission More Common Than Homosexual Transmission in 2003 (July 25, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Teenagers "Still Avoid Condoms" (May 25, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hepatitis C Rate May Be Underestimated in United Kingdom, Specialist Asserts (March 4, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- British Survey Suggests HIV Infection Through Oral Sex Is Small, but Real, Risk (August 5, 2004)
[Archived Article]
A large survey of HIV-positive gay men in the United Kingdom finds that about 3% say oral sex was their only possible risk factor for HIV.
From aidsmap.com
- One Third of HIV-Infected British Men Who Have Sex With Men Unaware of Infection (June 2, 2004)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV Awareness Has Fallen Among British Teens, Study Finds (May 18, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Migrants Not Spreading Tuberculosis to Native Population (April 20, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Gay Men Still Rely on Disclosure to Avoid HIV (January 20, 2004)
[Archived Article]
Among many unsettling findings, this large UK survey reveals that a common HIV prevention strategy for gay men is to simply have faith that their HIV-positive partners will always disclose their status before sex.
From aidsmap.com
- HIV Diagnosis "Leads to Poverty" in United Kingdom (September 16, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Over a Third of Syphilis Cases in Manchester Involve HIV-Positive Gay Men, and Oral Sex Key to Spread (August 19, 2003)
From aidsmap.com
- Impact of the HIV Epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa on the Pattern of HIV in the UK (August 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Great Britain: Youngsters Who Sleep Around Risk Infertility Explosion (August 7, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Syphilis Rates Soar in Britain (August 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Bacterial STIs More Common in HIV-Positive Gay Men Since HAART (July 24, 2003)
An increasing number of sexually transmitted diseases among British gay men with HIV -- and the finding that most of these men also had detectable HIV viral loads -- raises concerns about the possible transmission of drug-resistant HIV.
From aidsmap.com
- Chlamydia Prevalent in Young U.K. Men; Screening Important (June 18, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Scotland: Big Rise in Pregnant Women With HIV (April 23, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Very High STD Rate Seen in Southeast London Girls (October 7, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Rates of Genital Herpes Infections Rise in Scotland (August 7, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- African Patients Push British HIV Figures to New Record (July 24, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Scotland: Number of Syphilis Cases Triples Since 1999 (July 24, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Dumped Needles Pose Health Threat (April 19, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Wales: Rise in HIV Cases Prompts Tests for Pregnant Women (April 5, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- New Figures Suggest Worsening Public Complacency of HIV Threat in Britain (December 1, 2000)
From National AIDS Trust
- United Kingdom AIDS News
Avert.
From Avert
News
- Northern Ireland: 2,500 Are Treated at New Sex Clinics in Just 18 Months (May 3, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: National Health Service Is Failing Gay Men, Major Survey Reveals (May 2, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.K.: "Abstinence Alone Does Not Work" (April 27, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Britain Has Third-Highest Proportion of Sexually Active Teens (April 26, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- PrEP Acceptable to UK Gay Men, Studies Find (April 21, 2012)
From aidsmap.com
- Depression Associated With Socioeconomic Difficulties and Poor Virological Outcomes in UK HIV Patients (April 20, 2012)
From aidsmap.com
- United Kingdom: 80 Percent of Women Don't Report Rape or Sexual Assault, Survey Claims (April 11, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Free HIV Treatment for Asylum Seekers and Non-UK Citizens (February 29, 2012)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Draft BHIVA Pregnancy Guidelines Online for Comment Until 5 March (January/February 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
- BHIVA Guidelines for the Routine Investigation and Monitoring of Adult HIV-1-Infected Individuals 2011 (January/February 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
- Draft BHIVA ARV Treatment Guidelines Online for Comment Until 5 March (January/February 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
- Etravirine 200-mg Formulation Available in UK (January/February 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
- Nevirapine Prolonged Release Once-Daily Formulation Available in the UK (January/February 2012)
To read PDF, click here.
In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
- United Kingdom: Change Rules on Drugs for HIV, Says Top Doctor (December 14, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Church Tells HIV Patients to End Medication (December 6, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Access to HIV Community Services by Vulnerable Populations: Evidence From an Enhanced HIV/AIDS Surveillance System in the United Kingdom (October 12, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.K. Department for International Development's Reduction in Bilateral AIDS Spending May Increase Need for Funding Later (October 7, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Britain to Cut Bilateral Aid for Global HIV/AIDS Projects by Nearly One-Third by 2015 (October 5, 2011)
In Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Central and East European Migrant Men Who Have Sex With Men: An Exploration of Sexual Risk in the UK (September 26, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Circumcision Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in London, United Kingdom: An Unlikely Strategy for HIV Prevention (September 23, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Ban on Gay Men Giving Blood to Be Lifted (September 8, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Ireland: Elton's €750,000 for HIV Fight Lies Unused (August 2, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Programs May Curb Hepatitis C in Drug Users (July 28, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- British Tory Member of Parliament: Teenage Girls Should Be Taught How to Say "No" to Sex (May 5, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- An Audit of HIV Care Provision for Immigration Removal Centre (May/June 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
- U.K.: Morning-After Pill Linked to STD Rise (April 22, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- British Scouts Vow to "Be Prepared" With Sex Education Classes (April 13, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- London HIV Consortium Issues New Guidelines for ARV Prescribing (March/April 2011)
To read PDF, click here.
In HIV Treatment Bulletin, from HIV i-Base
- U.K.: Lord Fowler Calls for More HIV Awareness (March 25, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.K.: National Health Service Makes HIV Test Routine for Patients Living in Worst-Hit Areas (March 25, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Jersey AIDS Charity Could Close Services After Cuts (March 16, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Secretary of State for Health to Unveil New HIV Service Today (February 1, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Northern Ireland: Experts Reveal Alarming Figures -- Doctors See Huge Increase in Sexual Diseases (January 24, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Britain Boosts Funds for Hepatitis C-Infected Patients (January 14, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- British HIV Physician Urges More Support for Routine HIV Testing in UK (January 7, 2011)
"Regular testing and getting people on treatment is likely to be one of the most powerful tools we now have to reduce ongoing transmission of HIV and its long-term impacts," writes Stephen Taylor, M.D., Ph.D.
From BBC News
- United Kingdom: Thatcher Stalwart to Head New AIDS Inquiry (December 30, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Stigma "Prevents Men From Seeking a Test for the Virus" (December 9, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: AIDS "Fatigue" May Cause Lack of Funds, Former UNAIDS Head Says (December 2, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Divorcees Targeted in First-Ever Sexual Health Campaign for Over-50s (September 16, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Belgium, United Kingdom: Young Gay Men Ignoring Safe Sex, HIV Study Warns (September 9, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Thousands Attend Manchester HIV Vigil (August 31, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.K.: Young Most at Risk as Number of Sex Infection Cases Soars (August 27, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Housing for People Living With HIV/AIDS (July 2010)
Part of the "More Than Just a Roof Over My Head" booklet.
To read PDF, click here.
From National AIDS Housing Coalition
- United Kingdom: Prescribe Heroin on the NHS, Says Nurse Leader; Injection Rooms "Would Cut Crime and Infection Rates" (April 30, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Sexual Health Experts Call for More Routine Testing for HIV (April 23, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Schools Take Pupils on Trips to Sexual Health Clinics (April 1, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Britain Sends 42 Million Condoms as HIV Prevention Campaign Is Stepped Up Before World Cup (March 12, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- British Women "in Denial" Over Growing HIV Risk (March 5, 2010)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- The Sexual Behavior of British Backpackers in Australia (December 14, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Fears Over Late HIV Diagnoses (December 2, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- British Poll Reveals Sexual Ignorance (November 23, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Rise in Reported Cases of Women Committing Child Sex Abuse (November 11, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: National Health Service Ban on "High-Risk" Gay Men Donating Blood to Be Reviewed (October 27, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Irish Heroin Use "National Crisis": Charity (October 9, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk Exposure Among Black and Minority Ethnic Youth in Northwest London: Findings From a Study Translating a Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk-Reduction Intervention to the UK Setting (September 16, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Telltale Signs (September 14, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Free Condoms Dispensed to Young (August 6, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- UK Health Booklet's Message: Teen Sex Can Be Fun (July 15, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: "Timebomb" of Britons Unaware They Have HIV (June 9, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- UK Officials Post Shock Video of "Teen Birth" (May 28, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- London Health Service Begins Offering Rapid HIV Tests (May 22, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Some HIV-Positive People in Wales Denied Treatment for Common Conditions, Physician Says (May 4, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- United Kingdom: Government Plans Include Sex Education for All Pupils (April 28, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Scotland to Launch Inquiry Into Contaminated Blood Products That Spread HIV, Other Diseases (April 1, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- United Kingdom: Gay Men Warned as HIV Rises (March 30, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Condom Ads Could Be Screened Before 9 p.m. Watershed (March 26, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Cuts Raise Fears for Prostitutes' Health: Edinburgh Support Group Loses Vital Funding (February 26, 2009)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Scotland's Government Launches Plan to Address HIV/AIDS (February 25, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- U.K. Report Examines Contaminated Blood Products That Spread HIV in 1970s, 1980s (February 24, 2009)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- BBC Apologizes for Inaccuracies in HIV Film (October 23, 2007)
In The Guardian
- British Justice System Recklessly Enforcing HIV Transmission Laws, Advocates Say (July 18, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
- Britain: Immigrants Account for 70 Percent of HIV and TB Cases (November 16, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- British Resort Town Shocked by News of Local HIV Outbreak (May 6, 2006)
In The Guardian
- UK's Prince Harry Launches Lesotho AIDS Charity (April 28, 2006)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Crystal Meth Little Used by Gay Men in Britain, but More Popular Among HIVers (April 27, 2006)
From aidsmap.com
- Brits Infected With HIV & Hepatitis C Through Contaminated Blood Continue Fight for Justice (April 16, 2006)
In The Observer
- AIDS Scandal Survivors Demand New Payout (April 16, 2006)
In The Observer
- New British Insurance Association Guidelines Say Questions About Sexuality Cannot Be Asked to Determine HIV Risk (October 4, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- United Kingdom Should Provide Free HIV/AIDS-Related Treatment to Immigrants, Asylum Seekers, Report Says (March 22, 2005)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Britain's HIV Epidemic Started From More Than One Person (March 15, 2005)
HIV may have first arrived in the United Kingdom through six separate "chains" of transmission.
From BBC News
- British Doctors Call for Free Nationwide HIV Treatment (March 8, 2005)
A new report says that the government should consider HIV care to be a human right, and calls for HIV's reclassification as a sexually transmitted disease.
In The Guardian
- Warning as Sex Disease LGV Reaches United Kingdom; HIV-Positive Men Are Majority of European Cases (February 9, 2005)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Will Britain's New Discrimination Laws Help HIVers? (October 2, 2004)
An analysis of the United Kingdom's recently expanded disability discrimination laws, which now apply to every single employer in the commonwealth.
From BBC News
- Britain's Prince Harry Makes Documentary on AIDS in Lesotho; Film to Air on British Television Network (September 7, 2004)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- United Kingdom Ignores HIV at Home, Activists Say (August 8, 2004)
UK AIDS advocates are upset that their government continues to focus so heavily on the global AIDS pandemic, despite the fact that HIV rates in the UK are once again rising.
From BBC News
- British Court Blunder Causes Witness to Learn of HIV Status During Trial (May 25, 2004)
From BBC News
- United Kingdom: Youth Can Now Get Hi-Tech Sex Advice (January 27, 2004)
Touch-screen computers with sexual health advice find their way into Sheffield-area schools.
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Safe Sex Drive Goes Undercover (January 23, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Warning Over Immigrant HIV Tests (January 2, 2004)
Experts raise a red flag over British plans requiring all new immigrants to receive HIV testing.
From BBC News
- HIV Hemophiliacs: "Too Easy to Forget" (December 2, 2003)
Meet Robert James, one of more than 1,200 British hemophiliacs who received HIV-infected blood products in the 1980s.
From BBC News
- "He Played With My Life" (October 14, 2003)
One of the women "deliberately" infected with HIV by Mohammed Dica has said her "sentence has just begun" -- this week in England, Dica was convicted on two counts of causing "biological" grievous bodily harm.
From BBC News
- England: Schools to Test for Sex Diseases: Pilot Scheme Follows Sharp Rise in Infection Rate (September 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- TB Soars Among Young Black Africans in UK (August 27, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Britain Urged to Test Immigrants for HIV (August 19, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Great Britain: HIV Student to Be Deported "to Her Death" in Malawi (August 12, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- London: Most Women Unaware of HPV, Cancer Link (August 8, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- U.K. Should Not Implement Mandatory HIV Testing for Asylum Seekers, Parliamentary Report Says (July 17, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
- Brothers in Arms (July/August 2003)
Black and gay in London: Can you be both, or are you forced to choose?.
In Positive Nation
- HIV-Positive Asylum Seekers "Overwhelm" British Hospitals (June 18, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Elton John Urges Britons on Safe Sex (June 12, 2003)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- British Lawmakers Warn of Sexual Health Crisis (June 11, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Holiday Sex Spreads Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea in UK (June 6, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Britain to Screen Malawians Seeking Health Jobs for HIV, Other Diseases (June 2, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- England: "Public Health Crisis" Over Sexual Infections (April 15, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Insurance Firms to End Sexual History Questions (December 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Black Britain Urged to Accept Gay Men (November 18, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Great Britain: Fear Fuels TB Spread (November 14, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Festive Sex Ads Warn "It Could Be You" (November 6, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- London: Warning Over Soaring TB Cases; Adviser Wants Sanatoriums to Treat Victims (October 24, 2002)
[Archived Article]
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Fighting Chlamydia, a Silent Disease (October 15, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- British Safe Sex Campaign Targets Reckless Youth (August 7, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- British Surgeons Demand Right to Test Their Patients for HIV Infection (July 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Embrace: A Collaborative Approach to HIV Health Promotion for African Communities in the U.K. (July 11, 2002)
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from TheBodyPRO.com
- Scotland: Sex Education Has Little Effect on Teenage Lifestyles (June 18, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- A Good Understanding: United Kingdom AIDS Charity Drive to Attract Black African and Gay Volunteers (June 10, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- United Kingdom: Sex Disease Clinics "Cannot Cope" (May 30, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Positive Speakers Urge Britain to Wake Up to HIV/AIDS Pandemic (May 20, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Elton John Blasts British Prime Minister on AIDS Prevention (May 20, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Scotland: Children's Fears for HIV Parents (March 21, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Scotland: Charity Targets HIV Prejudice (March 12, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV and AIDS in the UK: An Epidemiological Review (PDF) (2000)
From Public Health Laboratory Service
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