Highest number of HIV infections in Europe ever

The number of HIV infections in Europe since the beginning of tracking such figures never as high as in 2015.

Especially seen in the Eastern European countries is a substantial increase. The number of HIV infections in countries such as Russia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia rose by nearly 80 percent to more than 121. 000. Apart from unsafe sex, the virus is there too often transmitted by contaminated drug needles.

Netherlands had last year about 23 000 people living with HIV was already known. That is about 900 more than in 2014.