HIV and STIs increasing in the Netherlands according to latest surveillance data

Euro Surveill. 2006 Feb 16;11(2):E060216.4. doi: 10.2807/esw.11.07.02901-en.

Authors

E L M Op de Coul¹, I M de Boer, F D H Koedijk, M J W van de Laar; Stichting HIV Monitoring (HIV Monitoring Foundation); SOA Peilstation (STI sentinel surveillance network); Soa Aids Nederland

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Infectious Disease Control, Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands.

PMID: 16804213
DOI: 10.2807/esw.11.07.02901-en

Abstract

In 2004, numbers of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) increased in the Netherlands compared with 2003.

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Distribution
Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data*
Female
HIV Infections / epidemiology*
Humans
Incidence
Male
Population Surveillance*
Risk Assessment / methods*
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Sexuality / statistics & numerical data*
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology*