Despite the significant progress made in the world in recent years in the diagnosis and treatment of HIV, the number of new cases detected among gay and bisexual men can not be cut. British scientists have found out how, from 2001 to 2010 in England and Wales diagnosed with HIV each year approximately 2,300 men who have sex with members of their sex. Researchers from Cambridge, it says that gays and bisexuals are returned to the practice of "risky sex" do not take precautions to properly during sexual act. The results of study published are in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases.
In the whole country, according to a recent report by the UK Health Protection Agency, the rate of HIV infection in homosexual and bisexual British men increased from year to year. "Every day about seven gay and bisexual men infected with HIV in the UK" - says Yusef Azad, one of the leaders National Fund for AIDS.
In fact, according to the researchers, the exact number of people ill with HIV each year, it is extremely difficult, as many patients do not seek medical attention immediately, but after many months or even years after infection. Scientists from Cambridge based in the Department of Biostatistics, Medical Research Council were founded upon the immune system of the patient at the time of referral to a doctor to figure out exactly when it was positive. "We found that the number of new cases has remained stable over the decade, there is no signs of its decline, "- said in an interview with BBC, Dr. Daniela De Angelis.
At the same time, the number of gay and bisexual men, every passing HIV testing in clinics in England and Wales rose from 16 to 59,000, the period from infection to the detection of the disease decreased from four years to three, and the number of patients receiving antiretroviral drugs, increased from 69% to 80%. "Men who have sex with men should be tested for HIV and sexually transmitted diseases at least annually, and every three months, if they have unprotected sex with new or casual partners," - said the representative of the Health Protection Agency Dr. Valerie Delpesh.
Results of the study alarmed activists British organisations to prevent the spread of HIV. Sir Nick Partridge, the head of the charity Terrence Higgins Foundation said that spending on promotion of safe sex in the last 10 years in a strongly reduced. It is possible that this is one of the reasons for increase in the number of unprotected sex in gay media, as described in the study, researchers from Cambridge.
