World AIDS Day — December 1, 2018

World AIDS Day, observed each year on December 1, draws attention to the status of the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic worldwide. Today, approximately 36.9 million persons worldwide are living with HIV infection, including 1.8 million persons newly...

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Published inMMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report Vol. 67; no. 47; p. 1305
Format Journal Article Newsletter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 30.11.2018
U.S. Government Printing Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - prevention & control
AIDS (Disease)
Anniversaries and Special Events
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Emergency preparedness
Epidemics
Global Health - statistics & numerical data
HIV
HIV infections
HIV patients
Humans
Immunodeficiency
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Summary:World AIDS Day, observed each year on December 1, draws attention to the status of the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic worldwide. Today, approximately 36.9 million persons worldwide are living with HIV infection, including 1.8 million persons newly infected during 2017 (1). An estimated 940,000 persons worldwide died from AIDS-related illnesses in 2017 (1).
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ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X
DOI:10.15585/mmwr.mm6747a1