Document 0209
 DOCN  M9550209
 TI    Epidemiology of HIV infection in children in Europe.
 DT    9505
 AU    Canosa CA; Children's Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
 SO    Acta Paediatr Suppl. 1994 Aug;400:8-14. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95135027
 AB    In Europe the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic in children is
       an important public health problem. Reliable epidemiological information
       varies widely among countries, and there is no standard method to
       document the pandemia. By September 1992, a total of 81,849 AIDS cases
       were identified. France had 21,487, Spain 15,678 and Italy 14,784 (63%
       of all cases). The highest rate per 100,000 inhabitants occurred in
       Spain (88.9), France had 70.6 and Italy 63.5. The numbers of HIV+
       newborns (NB) in Spain were 4673, in Italy 2,693, in Belgium 368, in
       Scotland 79 and in Holland 11. The highest rate of HIV+ NBs per 100,000
       inhabitants occurred in Spain (120.1), the lowest in Holland (0.73). In
       Western Europe, 82% of all cases were due to vertical transmission.
       Mothers' venous drug use was the most common form of HIV transmission.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY/  PREVENTION
       & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Blood Transfusion  Child  Child, Preschool
       Disease Transmission, Vertical  Europe/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Female  Follow-Up
       Studies  Human  HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/  TRANSMISSION  HIV Seroprevalence  Incidence  Infant  Infant,
       Newborn  Mass Screening  Pregnancy  Pregnancy Complications,
       Infectious/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION &  CONTROL/VIROLOGY  Prevalence
       Risk-Taking  Sex Behavior  Substance Abuse, Intravenous  JOURNAL ARTICLE
       REVIEW  REVIEW, MULTICASE

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