Health Protection Scotland - E Weekly ReportCopyright (C) Health Protection ScotlandHealth Protection Scotlandhttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=51407On 3 May, the British HIV Association (BHIVA) launched two new guidelines for the treatment of people living with HIV in the UK. The first - Treatment of HIV-1 positive adults with antiretroviral the10 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=51325This HPS Weekly Report presents data, to 31 December 2011, on laboratory reports of hepatitis C virus (HCV) diagnoses made in Scotland. During 2011, 2147 new cases of HCV antibody positivity were dia02 May 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=51162An increase in cases of dysentery caused by Shigella flexneri infection has been identified among men who have sex with men (MSM) across the UK, according to preliminary findings from an investigation18 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50820Syphilis testing laboratories became aware of a problem associated with one of the commercial syphilis IgM test kits as result of a Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) alert in November 14 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50759An estimated 910 000 lives were saved globally over six years by improving collaboration between TB and HIV services that protect people living with HIV from TB, according to global health impact figu07 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50760Sharps-related injuries carry the risk of serious blood borne infection. A systematic review was recently undertaken of behalf of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to consider the evidence related07 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50633Since December 2011, six cases of HIV among individuals living in Glasgow, who inject, or have injected, drugs have been reported to HPS. These cases have been found to have an indistinguishable strai22 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50573The British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) has this month released two draft guidelines for public consultation. The guidelines cover management of bacterial vaginosis and testing for g15 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50376In response to a notified increase in HIV cases among injecting drug users (IDU) in Greece and Romania, the European Commission asked the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and 25 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50156On 28 December 2011 Health Protection Scotland, acting on behalf of the National Anthrax Outbreak Control Team (NAOCT), published a report into the outbreak of anthrax among injecting drug users which05 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50157The Health Protection Agency?s (HPA) second report on Migrant Health, and the first UK-wide report (incorporating data provided by Health Protection Scotland) was published on 20 December. The report05 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50161Following a request from the European Commission, the European Centre for Disease Prevention Control (ECDC) produced in July 2011 a risk assessment on the possible implications of xenotropic murine le05 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=50070The January 2012 edition of HIV Medicine includes a new guideline publication from the British HIV Association (BHIVA) - Guidelines for the routine investigation and monitoring of adult HIV-1-infected21 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49951A tripartite working group of the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS, the UK Advisory Panel for Healthcare Workers Infected with Blood-borne Viruses and the Advisory Group on Hepatitis has reviewed current07 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49952The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the WHO Regional Office for Europe released their joint publication HIV/AIDS surveillance in Europe 2010 on 30 November. The new data 07 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49807World AIDS Day on 1 December is intended to remind people around the world of the HIV and AIDS epidemic. It is 30 years since AIDS was first reported. Globally, an estimated 34 million people (50% of 23 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49808As part of the Respect and Responsibility Strategy, Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) was tasked with taking forward the development of sexual health services standards which were published in Mar23 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49761People who inject drugs (PWID) are vulnerable to a wide range of viral and bacterial infections. These infections can result in high levels of illness and in death, therefore public health surveillanc16 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49621The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has warned that non-compliant home test kits being bought over the internet to diagnose HIV and other sexually transmitted infections cou02 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/ewr/redirect.aspx?id=49623In early October the Health Protection Agency (HPA) published the seventh annual review by the jointly funded NHS Blood and Transplant/HPA Epidemiology Unit. This review covers the period from January02 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT