STOCKHOLM — The EU’s disease control agency and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for better HIV testing to spot cases early following rising undiagnosed cases especially in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia.
Early detection of the virus that causes AIDS mitigates the impact on the patient and prevents further spread.
A report by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and WHO’s regional office for Europe showed that in 2019, more than 136,000 cases of HIV were diagnosed across the WHO European region, with 80 percent of cases in its eastern parts.
WHO’s European Region comprises 53 countries and includes Russia and several cou…
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