Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
UNAIDS - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Islamic Republic of Iran.
Int J Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;44:66-73. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.11.008.
To give an overview of the HIV epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Articles on the MENA region were reviewed.
The MENA region comprises a geographically defined group of countries including both high-income, well-developed nations and low- and middle-income countries. While the annual number of new HIV infections in Sub-Saharan Africa has declined by 33% since 2005, new HIV infections in the MENA region have increased by 31% since 2001, which is the highest increase among all regions in the world. Moreover, the number of AIDS-related deaths in 2013 was estimated to be 15000, representing a 66% increase since 2005. However, the current prevalence of 0.1% is still among the lowest rates globally. There is substantial heterogeneity in HIV epidemic dynamics across MENA, and different risk contexts are present throughout the region. Despite unfavorable conditions, many countries in the region have put significant effort into scaling up their response to this growing epidemic, while in others the response to HIV is proving slower due to denial, stigma, and reluctance to address sensitive issues.
The HIV epidemic in the MENA region is still at a controllable level, and this opportunity should not be missed.
概述中东和北非（MENA）地区的艾滋病毒流行情况。
对 MENA 地区的相关文章进行了回顾。
MENA 地区由地理位置确定的一组国家组成，包括高收入、发达的国家和中低收入国家。虽然自 2005 年以来，撒哈拉以南非洲地区每年新增艾滋病毒感染人数减少了 33%，但自 2001 年以来，MENA 地区的新艾滋病毒感染人数增加了 31%，这是全球所有地区中增幅最高的。此外，2013 年艾滋病相关死亡人数估计为 15000 人，比 2005 年增加了 66%。然而，目前 0.1%的流行率仍然是全球最低的。MENA 地区艾滋病毒流行动态存在很大差异，整个地区存在不同的风险环境。尽管条件不利，但该地区许多国家都在大力加强应对这一不断增长的艾滋病流行的措施，而在其他国家，由于否认、耻辱和不愿处理敏感问题，对艾滋病毒的应对速度较慢。
MENA 地区的艾滋病毒流行仍处于可控水平，不应错过这一机会。
