Key points

HIV/AIDS

• The number of HIV serology tests performed per 1,000 inhabitants, as in other regions, was on the rise until 2019. In 2020, it decreased by 12.5% as a result of the COVID-19 crisis and did not reach 2018 levels.

• The number of positive test results estimated by the LaboVIH survey decreased by 8%. This decrease can be explained in part by reduced testing activity. It could also be due to lower exposure to HIV linked to social distancing measures, particularly during the first lockdown.

• Among those who learned of their HIV-positive status in 2020, 54% are men who have sex with men (MSM), 27% are heterosexuals born abroad, 16% are heterosexuals born in France, 1.7% are people who inject drugs, and 0.6% are transgender individuals.

• COREVIH Occitanie active case registry: decrease in the number of patients monitored and treated compared to 2019, likely linked to the COVID-19 crisis.

STI screening (source: SNDS)

• Decrease in screening in 2020, linked to the COVID-19 crisis, raising concerns about delayed diagnosis and increased circulation of these infections

Recent gonococcal and syphilis infections (source: Resist-CeGiDD)

• Decrease in 2020 in diagnoses of gonococcal infections and recent syphilis from the Resist network and CeGiDDs

Prevention

• Re-launch of the campaign: “Living with HIV means living first and foremost,” starting November 29, 2021

Learn more

• HIV/AIDS Resource Center

• STI Dossier

• Gonorrhea Resource

• Syphilis section

• Chlamydia

• COVID-19 Information