New HIV diagnoses in Ireland increased to the highest level on record in 2015 and they are linked to the use of a drug called ‘snow blow’.
HIV Ireland and the Ana Liffey Drug Project have come together on Irish Aids Day to launch a campaign highlighting the risk of HIV infection for people who inject ‘snow blow.’
Provisional data published by the HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) shows that 491 people were newly diagnosed with HIV in 2015, a 30% rise on 2014. These figures are the highest on record.
For 2016, the upward trend in HIV diagnoses has continued. Provisional data shows that there were 231 new HIV diagnoses from the beginning of the year up to last month. There were 167 new diagnoses during the same period last year. The provisional data means there has been an increase of 38% compared with the first 22 weeks of 2015.
Source: Joyce Fegan, Irish Examiner, 15/06/16
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