HIV/AIDS - Epi Updates - 2006

August 2006

Information to the readers of HIV/AIDS Epi Updates

The Surveillance and Risk Assessment Division of the Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, is pleased to provide you with the August 2006 publication of HIV/AIDS Epi Updates.

The Centre conducts national surveillance and research on the epidemiology and laboratory science related to HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. As part of this mandate, HIV/AIDS Epi Updates are compiled on an annual basis to summarize recent trends and developments related to the HIV epidemic in Canada.

All Epi Updates are available at the address noted above and also at our website: http:// www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/epiu-aepi/epi-06/index.html. The HIV/AIDS Epi Updates are complementary to other Centre materials which are also available at the website.

Sincerely,

Chris Archibald MDCM, MHSc, FRCPC
Director

Table of Contents

1	National HIV Prevalence and Incidence Estimates for 2005
2	Prevalent HIV Infections in Canada: More Than a Quarter May Not Be Diagnosed
3	HIV Testing and Infection Reporting in Canada
4	HIV and AIDS Among Youth in Canada
5	HIV and AIDS Among Women in Canada
6	HIV/AIDS Among Older Canadians
7	Perinatal Transmission of HIV
8	HIV/AIDS Among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: A Continuing Concern
9	HIV Infections Among MSM in Canada
10	HIV/AIDS Among Injecting Drug Users in Canada
11	Risk Behaviours Among Injecting Drug Users in Canada
12	HIV in Canada Among Persons from Countries where HIV is Endemic
13	HIV-1 Strain Surveillance in Canada
14	Primary HIV Antiretroviral Drug Resistance in Canada
Glossary

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Acknowledgements

National level HIV and AIDS surveillance is possible as a result of all provinces and territories participating in, and setting directions for, HIV and AIDS surveillance. Accordingly, the Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control acknowledges the provincial/territorial HIV/AIDS coordinators, public health units, laboratories, health care providers and reporting physicians for providing the non-nominal confidential data that enable this report to be published. Without their close collaboration and participation in HIV and AIDS surveillance, the publication of this report would not have been possible. We are thankful to the researchers across Canada who share their research findings with us in a timely manner for inclusion in the Epi Updates.

We also thank Web Site and Intranet Operations, Public Health Agency of Canada, for its contribution in producing the report on the Internet.

We also thank the contribution made by Marion Pogson, Pamela A. Fitch, and Robert Friedman in editing, translating and developing layouts of the report.

Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

Surveillance and Risk Assessment Division	Tel.: (613) 954-5169
	Fax: (613) 957-2842

Division personnel who contribute to the production of the Epi Updates are noted below:

Director	Chris Archibald, MDCM, MHSc, FRCPC
Executive Assistant	Moheenee Soondrum
HIV/AIDS Surveillance Section
Acting Manager	Jennifer Pennock, MSc, BSc
Senior Surveillance Analyst	Julie Stokes,BSc
Research Analyst	Chris Sheardown, BA
Surveillance Officer	Bruce Tudin, MA, BES
Surveillance Analyst	Stéphane Racette
HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Section
HIV/AIDS Epidemiologist	Dr. Yogesh Choudhri, MD, MPH
Senior Epidemiologist	David Boulos, MSc, BSc, BA
HIV/AIDS Epidemiologist	Dana Paquette, MSc
Surveillance Officer	Stephen Cule, BSc
Surveillance Analyst	Mark Vanderkloot, BA
Research Assistant	Farrah Ali, BA
HIV Drug Resistance and Field Surveillance Section
Manager	Dr. Gayatri Jayaraman, PhD, MPH
Senior Field Surveillance Officer	Dr. Tig Shafto, PhD
Research Analyst	Neil Goedhuis, BSc
Field Surveillance Officer	Dr. Sabrina Plitt, PhD
Field Surveillance Officer	Michelyn Wood, MS, BS
Field Surveillance Officer	Elsie Wong, MBA, BSN
Field Surveillance Officer	Lena Shah, BA, BSc
Field Surveillance Officer	Erin Laing, BSc
Field Surveillance Officer	Tracey MacDonald, BN, MN, CMHN
Field Surveillance Officer	Souradet Y. Shaw, BA.

 

HIV/AIDS Epi Updates (2005)
HIV/AIDS Epi Updates (2004)