VIH/sida

HIV/AIDS

HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is a sexually transmitted human retrovirus. It weakens the immune system, and if left untreated, leads to AIDS.

Our missions

  • Monitoring the epidemiological trends of HIV infection and AIDS

  • Provide data to help adapt HIV prevention and control programs

  • Informing stakeholders, policymakers, and the general public and encouraging the adoption of preventive behaviors

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The disease

The acronym HIV stands for "Human Immunodeficiency Virus." This virus gradually destroys certain immune cells in infected individuals. The infection may remain asymptomatic for several years. In such cases, only a serological test—which detects antibodies against the virus in the blood—can...

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What We Do

HIV infection and its final stage, AIDS, are a preventable cause of death. Yet in France, approximately 9,700 people are unaware of their HIV-positive status. The medical, economic, and social consequences of the HIV epidemic are significant. Given these various health impacts, prevention and...

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Data

Testing: Continued growth in 2024

Laboratory testing: approximately 8.5 million HIV tests in 2024

In 2024, 8.48 million [95% CI: 8.46–8.50] HIV serology tests were performed, representing 124 per 1,000 inhabitants. The number of serology tests increased by 13% compared to 2023 and by 41%...

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Tools

Here you will find the resources (videos, TV spots, radio spots) and prevention materials made available to healthcare professionals and the general public

Publications

Here you will find the latest scientific publications related to the studies and research conducted by Santé Publique France.

2 publications

In relation to

Hépatite C

Hepatitis C

thematic dossier

Hepatitis C is a viral infection primarily transmitted through blood. Screening for the disease is crucial to ensuring that infected individuals receive the treatments that can now lead to a cure.

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Sexual health

thematic dossier

Santé publique France focuses in particular on four areas of sexual health: sexually transmitted infections, including HIV; contraception; combating discrimination; and violence.

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Don de sang

Blood donation

thematic dossier

Santé publique France coordinates the epidemiological surveillance of blood donors and helps assess the risk that a blood donation may be infected with a pathogen transmissible through transfusion.

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