Where Is the U.S. in the HIV Care and Prevention Continua?

An analysis by the CDC of 2017 data suggests that 37,500 new HIV infections occurred that year, a number that has remained stable since 2013; 62.7% of people who knew their HIV status were virally suppressed, and only 18.1% of those with PrEP indications had been prescribed PrEP.

The goals of the Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America initiative are:

Reducing new infections by at least 90% by 2030
95% of persons living with HIV diagnosed
95% of those diagnosed virally suppressed
50% of persons with PrEP indications being on PrEP

CDC researchers now provide a snapshot of where the U.S. stands on these goals.

The number of new HIV infections has remained stable in the U.S., at around 38,000 per year, since 2013; approximately 38% exist in persons unaware of their infection status and 43% in persons with HIV not engaged in care and thus not receiving ART. Among the 1.2 million persons estimated to be living with HIV in the U.S. in 2017, 85.8% knew their status (therefore, 170,400 were not aware they were infected), and …

Reviewing Author

Carlos del Rio, MD

Disclosures

Grant/Research SupportNIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse

Editorial BoardsJAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes; Vaccines

Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesInternational Antiviral Society–USA (Board of Directors); Infectious Diseases Society of America (Past President)