Key points

HIV/AIDS

HIV Testing (LaboVIH)

• The total number of HIV serology tests performed was 74 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019 in the Hauts-de-France region. After remaining stable since 2010, it increased slightly in 2019.

• The proportion of positive serology tests per 1,000 tests is estimated at 1.0 in 2019. It has fluctuated between 0.8 and 1.1 since 2010.

HIV Diagnoses (HIV D)

• The rate of newly diagnosed HIV-positive cases in Hauts-de-France is stable (41 per million inhabitants in 2018) and lower than that of mainland France excluding the Île-de-France region (61 per million inhabitants in 2018).

• Modes of transmission vary by place of birth

AIDS Diagnoses (AIDS DO)

• The number of AIDS diagnoses is estimated at 4 per million inhabitants in 2018. In Hauts-de-France, the number of AIDS diagnoses per million inhabitants was declining in 2018, a trend also observed at the national level.

• Among people diagnosed with AIDS, heterosexual transmission was the primary mode of transmission

Gonococcal infections and recent syphilis (ResIST)

• The number of gonorrhea cases has stabilized, following an increase observed since the start of surveillance. Gay and bisexual men accounted for 81% of gonorrhea cases in 2019.

• The number of reported syphilis cases declined in 2019 following an increase in 2018. Gay and bisexual men accounted for 85% of syphilis cases.