       Document 0452
 DOCN  M9620452
 TI    [The epidemiology and cost of AIDS in France]
 DT    9602
 AU    Trotot PM; Lamoureux P; Pialoux G; Institut Pasteur, Radiodiagnostic,
       Paris.
 SO    J Neuroradiol. 1995 Sep;22(3):136-41. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96043306
 AB    Throughout the world the AIDS epidemic continues and even seems to
       accelerate in regions previously thought to be untouched. The number of
       cases has increased by 60% in one year. With its 15,000 seropositive
       persons and 35,000 cases of declared AIDS, France is the most affected
       of all European countries. Sexual contamination remains predominant with
       a relative increase of heterosexual transmissions. However, particularly
       in the South, transmission is prevalent in intra-venous drug addicts. In
       all cases worldwide it is the socially deprived, marginal and fragile
       populations which are the most vulnerable. Various previsions are
       possible in France, depending on the prophylactic measures applied. In
       any event, the number of seropositive subjects should be levelling out
       at the end of this decade, and the prevalence of the disease should
       stabilized at between 15,000 to 20,000 patients. At present, the cost of
       AIDS exceeds 5.5 billion francs.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*ECONOMICS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/  PREVENTION
       & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Adult  Disease Outbreaks/ECONOMICS/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL  English Abstract  Europe/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Female
       France/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Human  HIV
       Infections/ECONOMICS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/  TRANSMISSION
       HIV Seropositivity/ECONOMICS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Male  Middle Age
       Sex Behavior  Social Class  Substance Abuse, Intravenous  JOURNAL
       ARTICLE

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