HIV Treatment Along the Continuum of Care Press Release | CDC

HIV Treatment Along the Continuum of Care Press Release | CDC

New analysis highlights the power of testing and treatment to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S.

A CDC report published on the first day of CDC’s 2019 National HIV Prevention Conference provides new data showing the vast majority (about 80 percent as of 2016) of new infections come from people with HIV who either don’t know they have HIV or are not in care. The new report underscores the critical need to expand HIV testing and treatment, which is a vital part of the proposed federal initiative, “Ending the HIV Epidemic – A Plan for America.”

The findings of the analysis highlight:

• A need to increase the proportion of people who are aware of their HIV status. The nearly 15 percent of people with HIV whose infections are undiagnosed, account for almost 40 percent of all HIV transmissions.
• It’s critical to help those with HIV get care. The roughly 23 percent of people with HIV whose infections are diagnosed, but they are not receiving HIV care, account for 43 percent of all HIV transmissions.
• The importance of helping people with HIV take medicine and maintain viral suppression. The 11 percent of people with HIV who were receiving care, but were not virally suppressed, account for 20 percent of all HIV transmissions.

For more information, please see our press release. Additional media resources including graphics can be found on the NCHHSTP newsroom. To read the entire Vital Signs report, visit Vital Signs: Ending the HIV Epidemic.