- Surveillance of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), excluding HIV/AIDS, relies on networks of laboratories or volunteer clinicians. - Overall increase in STIs in France between...

- Between 2003 and 2005, 2,630 gay men learned they were HIV-positive, accounting for 23% of all HIV diagnoses; nearly half of them had been infected within the six months prior to...

- A decline in the annual number of HIV serology tests between 1994 and 1997, followed by an increase through 2005 (5.3 million). - 85 HIV serology tests performed per 1,000 inhabitants...

- Over the past ten years, anonymous HIV testing has increased overall, with 315,000 tests conducted in 2005, representing 6% of all HIV tests performed in France. - The age distribution...

- Factors associated with delayed HIV testing include being over 40 years of age, being a foreign national (particularly from sub-Saharan Africa), and infection through heterosexual...

The number of HIV-positive people in France at the end of 2005 was estimated to be between 100,000 and 170,000, with a midpoint of 134,000, representing 0.21% of the French population. (R.A.)

Among the HIV-positive population: - high prevalence of HCV infection (between 24% and 28%), 70% of whom are people who use drugs; - high prevalence of cirrhosis among patients with...

Between 2003 and 2005, 6,000 to 7,000 people learned they were HIV-positive each year, and this number appears to be stable: - 24% were infected within the 6 months prior to learning of...

- More than 4,000 cases of AIDS were diagnosed in 1996 and approximately 1,200 in 2005. - The number of AIDS cases and deaths decreased significantly between 1996 and 1998, with a more...