Russia: HIV epidemic in 27 regions, epidemiologists say
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In 27 regions of the Russian Federation, the immunodeficiency virus is spreading among the entire population, not only risk groups, according to the latest Rospotrebnadzor data. People increasingly pass the virus to one another, often unaware they are infected.

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Published on: 09/11/2026 | 00:00:00

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In 27 Russian regions, there is a generalised HIV epidemic. This was reported by the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor. In these regions, HIV is diagnosed in more than experts describe violations of sanitary and epidemiological rules as the main cause. In such situations, the source is usually patients with undiagnosed infections. Despite lower mortality, the number of people living with HIV is rising. In recent years, the number of deaths from HIV in Russia has been between 30,000 and 34,000 per year. This is an extremely high figure, says Natalya Ladnaya, head of the research department for the In the past seven years, the main causes of death among children with HIV have also changed. An increase in mortality in this group of patients was recorded in 2025 in all federal districts except the Central and Ural districts. According to an In 2025, spending related to HIV infection was estimated at 279 billion roubles. In Rospotrebnadzor, incidence and mortality may also rise in the Far Eastern, Southern and North Caucasian federal the Russian Health Ministry did not include them in centralised drug procurement. Some patients were given medicines past their expiry date.

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