The rate of HIV infection in Europe almost doubled between 2000 and 2007, reaching the highest level ever recorded in Europe, the European Union's disease center and the United Nations' health agency said Monday.
The annual rate of newly diagnosed cases of HIV infection rose to 75 per million people in 2007 from 39 per million people in 2000.
In 2007, 48,892 newly diagnosed cases of HIV infection were reported from 49 European countries. Austria, Italy, Monaco and Russia were excluded from the survey due to lack of data.
"One challenge faced by all countries is that many of the people living with HIV are unaware that they are infected," …
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