HIV/AIDS - Epi Update - 2004

May 2004

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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, Health Canada, is pleased to provide you with the May 2004 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 infections. 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: . 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

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1	National HIV Prevalence and Incidence Estimates for 2002
2	Prevalent HIV Infections in Canada: 30% 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	Ethnicity Reporting for AIDS and HIV in Canada: Aboriginal and Black Communities Demand Attention
9	HIV/AIDS among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: A Continuing Concern
10	HIV Infections among MSM in Canada
11	HIV/AIDS among Injecting Drug Users in Canada
12	Risk Behaviours among Injecting Drug Users in Canada
13	Oral Sex and the Risk of HIV Transmission
14	HIV-1 Strain Surveillance in Canada
15	Primary HIV Anti-retroviral Drug Resistance in Canada
16	Nonoxynol-9 and the Risk of HIV Transmission
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