BMJ  2005;330 (4 June), doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7503.0-e

Heterosexual HIV is still mostly imported to the UK

Transmission of HIV through heterosexual intercourse is rising steadily in the United Kingdom but still accounts for less than 10% of all diagnosed patients. Dougan and colleagues (p 1303) examined national surveillance data for 21 115 adults infected through heterosexual intercourse between 1985 and 2003. According to the data, about one in 10 people was infected in the UK and almost two thirds had a sexual partner who was infected outside Europe. The number of people infected in the UK alone rose from 144 in 1999 to 315 in 2003.

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HIV infections acquired through heterosexual intercourse in the United Kingdom: findings from national surveillance

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