The general stage of the HIV epidemic has already been observed in almost three dozen Russian regions - Nezavisimaya Gazeta According to Rospotrebnadzor, the general stage of the HIV epidemic has already been observed in almost three dozen Russian regions. The issue of the virus is increasing in the country, although the number of newly identified cases has decreased in recent years. Among Russian men aged 40 to 50, more than 3% are affected by the vaccine virus. For the first time in recent years, there is a record level of transmission of infections in medical institutions, writes Nezavisimaya Gazeta. "We see a decrease in the incidence, the decrease is stable, but the burden of HIV infection is not reduced," says Rospotrebnadzor experts. In 2025, 45 thousand new cases of HIV infection were identified in Russia. The indicator decreased by 13.4% compared to 2024 and 40% compared to long-term values, said the director of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor Academician Voli Akkin. In recent years, the number of HIV deaths in Russia is in the range of 30-34 thousand cases per year. This is a very tall figure. "The highest rates of HIV prevalence per 100,000 inhabitants in the European region are in the Russian Federation, Ukraine and North Macedonia," said an academic. According to him, the general stage of the HIV epidemic is observed in 27 Russian regions. In these regions of the Russian Federation, the virus is diagnosed in more than 1% of pregnant women. The general phase of the HIV epidemic is the phase in which the virus surpasses key risk groups and takes root in the general population, spreading mainly through heterosexual contacts. Among men aged 40-49, the virus affected more than 3%, says Natalia Ladina. According to her, the average age of an infected person in Russia has increased over the past 15 years from 32 to 44 years. Two-thirds of new HIV notifications are heterosexual.

The general stage of the HIV epidemic has already been observed in almost three dozen Russian regions - Nezavisimaya Gazeta According to Rospotrebnadzor, the general stage of the HIV epidemic has already been observed in almost three dozen Russian regions. The issue of the virus is increasing in the country, although the number of newly identified cases has decreased in recent years. Among Russian men aged 40 to 50, more than 3% are affected by the vaccine virus. For the first time in recent years, there is a record level of transmission of infections in medical institutions, writes Nezavisimaya Gazeta. "We see a decrease in the incidence, the decrease is stable, but the burden of HIV infection is not reduced," says Rospotrebnadzor experts. In 2025, 45 thousand new cases of HIV infection were identified in Russia. The indicator decreased by 13.4% compared to 2024 and 40% compared to long-term values, said the director of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor Academician Voli Akkin. In recent years, the number of HIV deaths in Russia is in the range of 30-34 thousand cases per year. This is a very tall figure. "The highest rates of HIV prevalence per 100,000 inhabitants in the European region are in the Russian Federation, Ukraine and North Macedonia," said an academic. According to him, the general stage of the HIV epidemic is observed in 27 Russian regions. In these regions of the Russian Federation, the virus is diagnosed in more than 1% of pregnant women. The general phase of the HIV epidemic is the phase in which the virus surpasses key risk groups and takes root in the general population, spreading mainly through heterosexual contacts. Among men aged 40-49, the virus affected more than 3%, says Natalia Ladina. According to her, the average age of an infected person in Russia has increased over the past 15 years from 32 to 44 years. Two-thirds of new HIV notifications are heterosexual.