The HIV epidemic in 27 regions of Russia has spread beyond risk groups. A record number of outbreaks in hospitals in 27 regions of Russia, the epidemic has reached its highest stage - general. This means that the virus is spreading not only in risk groups, but covers all sectors of the population, Vasily Akimkin, director of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrabandaz, told independent Gazeta. In these regions of the Russian Federation, the virus is diagnosed in more than 1% of pregnant women, he said. According to doctors, two-thirds of new cases of HIV transmission occur through heterosexual contact, independent Gazeta notes. The list of the most problematic regions in terms of HIV prevalence includes, in particular, the regions of Kemerovo, Irkutsk and Sverdlovsk - the level of spread of the virus can exceed 2% of the population. Among men aged 40 to 50 in Russia, more than 3% are already affected by the immunodeficiency virus, the publication said. For the first time in recent years, there is a record level of transmission of infections in medical institutions due to "systemic and gross" violations of the sanitary and epidemiological regime: for example, health workers use single catheters or single glucometers for several patients, Independent states.

The HIV epidemic in 27 regions of Russia has spread beyond risk groups. A record number of outbreaks in hospitals in 27 regions of Russia, the epidemic has reached its highest stage - general. This means that the virus is spreading not only in risk groups, but covers all sectors of the population, Vasily Akimkin, director of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrabandaz, told independent Gazeta. In these regions of the Russian Federation, the virus is diagnosed in more than 1% of pregnant women, he said. According to doctors, two-thirds of new cases of HIV transmission occur through heterosexual contact, independent Gazeta notes. The list of the most problematic regions in terms of HIV prevalence includes, in particular, the regions of Kemerovo, Irkutsk and Sverdlovsk - the level of spread of the virus can exceed 2% of the population. Among men aged 40 to 50 in Russia, more than 3% are already affected by the immunodeficiency virus, the publication said. For the first time in recent years, there is a record level of transmission of infections in medical institutions due to "systemic and gross" violations of the sanitary and epidemiological regime: for example, health workers use single catheters or single glucometers for several patients, Independent states.