by Associated Press Greece: HIV infections ease after spike Associated Press - 25 November 2014 17:45-05:00 ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Health authorities in Greece say the number of HIV infections fell in 2013 for the first time since the start of the financial crisis. In its annual report issued Tuesday, Greece's Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Keelpno, said the number of new infections nationwide fell to 920 last year from 1,188 in 2012 — after a spike in cases among drug users eased, helped by more targeted prevention efforts. Greece has struggled to maintain support for various public health programs amid steep cuts imposed under austerity programs during successive international bailouts that started in 2010 — when the annual number of infections was 610. The highest number of new cases last year occurred among gay men, followed by drug users. __ Online: Annual report on HIV-AIDS in Greece: http://goo.gl/8mhOas News Topics: General news, Health, HIV and AIDS, Infectious diseases, Diseases and conditions People, Places and Companies: Greece, Western Europe, Europe Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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