Key points

HIV/AIDS

• Probable slight increase in the overall number of new cases between 2016 and 2017 based on raw data (adjusted data not available for 2017),

• An upward trend in the number of HIV serology tests performed as well as in the proportion of positive HIV serology results.

Recent syphilis (ResIST sentinel network)

• Increase in recent syphilis cases among MSM in 2017 (+11%), Stabilization or decline in recent syphilis cases in other population groups.

• High and stable rate of HIV and recent syphilis coinfection (28%).

Gonococcal infection (ResIST sentinel network)

• Marked increase in gonococcal infections in 2017 compared to 2016 (+66%); the increase applies to both women and men.

Behavioral data (ResIST sentinel network)

• A marked increase in the use of mobile apps as a venue for meeting casual partners.

• A marked decrease in the consistent use of condoms for anal intercourse.