Guadeloupe Public Health Bulletin. December 2018.

Key points

HIV/AIDS

  • Serological screening activity and one of the highest rates of positive serology results in France

  • Decrease in the number of newly diagnosed HIV-positive cases

  • Decrease in testing at advanced stages and increase in testing at early stages

  • Over 90% of infected individuals are on treatment, and over 90% of those treated have an undetectable viral load

Recent syphilis

  • on the rise

  • primarily among HIV-positive men aged 30 to 40

Gonococcal infection

  • sharply increasing

  • primarily among heterosexuals, particularly women, aged 20 to 30 and HIV-negative

Prevention

  • emerging use of screening and combined prevention tools (HIV self-test, PrEP)

  • Strong regional mobilization to encourage testing

Publishing year: 12

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