First-ever estimates of transmission at each stage of HIV care reinforce the value of testing and treatment efforts
Today in JAMA Internal Medicine, CDC researchers published the first U.S. estimates of the number of HIV transmissions from people engaged at five consecutive stages of care (including with those who are unaware of their infection, those who are retained in care and those who have their virus under control through treatment), finding more than 90 percent of new HIV infections could be averted by diagnosing people living with HIV and ensuring they receive prompt, ongoing care and treatment. The new analysis reinforces the importance of HIV testing and treatment for protecting the health of people living with HIV and preventing transmission to others.
For your stories about this new research, please find below a press release, as well as other useful background resources, including an animated infographic, which provides a quick visualization of the data.
Primary Materials- Press Release: 9 in 10 new US HIV infections come from people not receiving HIV care
- Animated Infographic for Media Use/Repost: HIV Testing and Treatment for Health and Prevention: How HIV Transmissions Decrease as People Go Through Care
Related Materials
- JAMA Internal Medicine Full Article: Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission at Each Step of the Care Continuum in the United States
- Fact Sheet: HIV in the United States
- Fact Sheet: Challenges in HIV Prevention
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- Fact Sheet: HIV Testing in the United States
- Fact Sheet: HIV in the United States: The Stages of Care
Recent News Releases and Announcements
- February 6, 2015 - National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
This National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (observed Saturday, February 7), there are encouraging signs that we are making progress in the fight against HIV among African Americans – but HIV remains a serious health crisis in the black community.
New data released today show that death rates among blacks with HIV declined 28 percent from 2008 to 2012 and nearly half of people reached by CDC’s testing programs in 2013 were black. However, more than a third of people living with HIV in the United States are black, and far too many African Americans with HIV do not get the medical care and treatment they need.
For your stories on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, please find below various media resources that will assist with your coverage.
Primary Materials- Statement: By Dr. Eugene McCray, Director, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention - On National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day CDC Points to Signs of Progress in the HIV Epidemic within the African American Community
- Downloadable Broadcast Quality Audio Sound Bites from Dr. Eugene McCray, Director, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
- Media Summary: HIV Testing and Service Delivery Among African Americans — 61 Health Department Jurisdictions, United States, 2013
- Media Summary: Mortality among Adult and Adolescent Black/African Americans Diagnosed with HIV – United States, 2008-2012
- ArchivePrevious Press Releases, Fact Sheets and Statements
Disease Information
- HIV/AIDS CDC's comprehensive Web site on HIV/AIDS
- STDs CDC’s site covering BV, Chlamydia, Herpes, HPV, Gonorrhea, PID, Syphilis and Trichomoniasis
- Tuberculosis CDC’s site offering a wide-range of information on TB
- Viral Hepatitis CDC’s site providing information on Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E
CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) is responsible for public health surveillance, prevention research, and programs to prevent and control HIV and AIDS, other STDs, viral hepatitis, and TB. NCHHSTP staff work in collaboration with governmental and nongovernmental partners at the community, state, national, and international levels.
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