HIV, out of control among French gays

Control. So the researchers defined the Institute of Public Health French state of the AIDS epidemic in men who have sex with men (MSM). While other groups, the number of new HIV infections has declined between 2003 and 2008, in the group of men who sleep with each other not only has not decreased but has been increasing, according to an analysis published by the journal 'The Lancet Infectious Diseasesand the French gays with AIDS. "Of the 6940 new HIV diagnoses were recorded in France in 2008, compared to 8930 there were in 2003 - was 48% in the group of MSM.

AIDS in France

"Sexual transmission of the virus is out of control between these men," says the author of the analysis that assesses the status of the AIDS epidemic in France.The percentage of infections in this group of people is "alarmingly high," says Hogg Robert, HIV Center of Vancouver British Colombia (Canada), who signs an editorial on the subject and the French gays with AIDS. And even more worrisome when compared with users of intravenous drugs, which accounted for only 1% of new cases.The situation in France is not far from that of other countries. In Spain, one in three HIV diagnoses occur in men with homosexual relationships, while in the U.S. this population is half of the diagnoses.

French gays with AIDS

The analysis points to "the increase in unprotected anal intercourse and increasing the number of sexual partners" as a possible explanation to justify the spread of the virus in these men and the French gays with AIDS. "The increase of syphilis and other venereal diseases are also playing their role," he stated.Either way, experts agree on the need for new strategies that specifically target this group, given that the current alternatives are not succeeding.
Along with the MSM, the other most vulnerable to the virus is the immigrant, especially women. The French data show that 23% of all infections is for non-French citizens, and especially sub-Saharan African people  and the French gays with AIDS.