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Infections: blood-borne

Summary statistics for blood-borne infections in Scotland are given below. Detailed surveillance data and trend information, for Scotland and NHS board areas, are available from the Health Protection Scotland (HPS) website.

HIV and AIDS

  • In 2005, 406 diagnoses of HIV were reported to HPS. This figure compares with annual totals of 364 in 2004 and 258 in 200. The 2005 total exceeds the previous highest annual number of new cases on record (364 in 2004)
  • HIV diagnosis as a result of sexual intercourse between men and women accounted for 44% of all new cases in 2005
  • The 2005 total (142 new cases of HIV infection) for men who have sex with men is the highest ever recorded though a significant rise in the number of people, belonging to this risk group, and who underwent attributable HIV testing may explain this high figure (REF HEALTH IN SCOTLAND 2005)
  • There were 34 new cases of AIDS in 2005, the lowest reported figure since 2005.

More detailed information on trendsPDF Button since 1980 in HIV and AIDS cases are available from the HPS website. In addition, data showing a breakdown of HIV and AIDS cases by NHS board areaPDF Button are also available.

Hepatitis B

  • In 2002, 354 cases of hepatitis B infection were reported by laboratories to HPS, compared to 357 cases in 2001 and 360 cases in 2000.

Hepatitis C

  • In 2005, there were 1616 persons reported to be hepatitis C antibody positive in Scotland (31.7 per 100 000 population, the lowest figure reported since 1998. Dumfries and Galloway, Grampian and Greater Glasgow Health Boards have the highest rates.
  • Information on trends in hepatitis C by NHS board aPDF Buttonnd by risk group and NHS board PDF Buttonare available from the HPS website

Surveillance reports reports are published in the HPS Weekly Report, and provide a periodic update on a wide range of health protection topics including HIV and AIDS, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition, the HPS Weekly Report publishes monthly and quarterly surveillance reports for each of the areas that HPS cover. Current and archived issues of the HPS weekly report can be accessed from the Publications section of the Health Protection Scotland website.