HIV numbers in Saxony-Anhalt explode: worrying increase!

HIV numbers in Saxony-Anhalt explode: worrying increase!

in Saxony-Anhalt, the number of HIV diagnoses rose alarming in 2023. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), 99 new diagnoses have already been found this year, compared to 56 in 2022 and only 41 in 2021. This makes Saxony-Anhalt one of the leaders in Germany, where the total number of HIV diagnoses has remained relatively stable nationwide, with 3321 New cases in the past year after 3279 A special increase was also in Bavaria recorded.

The diagnoses are often only carried out years after an infection, since the virus does not cause any striking symptoms for a long time. More than half of the new diagnoses affect people who do not come from Germany, many of them from Ukraine. The RKI also notes that some of these patients may have already been diagnosed in other countries. However, it is encouraging to know that the early discovery of an infection by an HIV test and timely treatment with medication can prevent the development of an AIDS disease and enable normal life expectancy, as the German AIDShilfe explains. Further information can be found in the report on www.bild.de find.