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2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

More than 4,000 leading researchers and clinicians from around the world, including those from CDC, will convene in Seattle, Washington from February 23 – February 26, 2015 for the 22nd Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI). The conference will include new research working to better understand, prevent and treat HIV and related infectious diseases.

For your media coverage of CROI, please find several resources below.

Primary Materials

• Media Statement: CDC Statement on IPERGAY Trial of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention among Men Who Have Sex with Men
• Media Statement: CDC Statement on PrEP Findings Among Discordant Heterosexual Couples

Related Materials

• Fact Sheet: Today’s Epidemic 
• Fact Sheet: Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention 

Recent News Releases and Announcements

• February 23, 2015 - 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: Challenges in HIV Prevention .
  • Fact Sheet: HIV Testing in the United States 
  • Fact Sheet: HIV in the United States: The Stages of Care 
• 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.