Increasing Number Of Hungarians With HIV
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
It is assumed that there are “very many” undiscovered cases, he said. It is estimated that 4,000 people carry the virus in Hungary and that half are unaware of their state, he added.
Each year there are around 40- 50 cases that have advanced to AIDS, Szlávik said. Based on Central Statistical Office (KSH) data, by 2014 there were 2,845 HIV infected registered in the country.
Szlávik said the number was unreliable since it contained deceased and migrants diagnosed with the virus in Hungary in the data.
Source: www.hungarymatters.hu
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