{"id":79106,"date":"2025-06-07T17:10:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T15:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=79106"},"modified":"2025-06-07T18:28:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T16:28:57","slug":"kosovo-rise-in-hiv-infections-10-new-cases-in-five-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo-rise-in-hiv-infections-10-new-cases-in-five-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosovo \/ Rise in HIV Infections: 10 New Cases in Five Months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In just the first five months of 2025, at least ten new cases of HIV infection have been registered in Kosovo \u2013 a figure that, according to doctors, confirms a worrying upward trend.<\/p>\n<p>Last year ended with 34 identified cases, compared to 20 in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The latest figures come from the National Institute of Public Health of Kosovo, where all healthcare institutions \u2013 whether public or private \u2013 are obligated to report cases.<\/p>\n<p>Infectious disease specialists say the number of HIV cases \u2013 a virus that damages the immune system and can be transmitted through the exchange of bodily fluids \u2013 is alarming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere isn\u2019t enough awareness among young people about how this infection is transmitted. Perhaps they also lack information on where and how to get tested,\u201d says Murat Mehmeti, head of the department for sexually transmitted diseases at the Infectious Disease Clinic in Pristina. He states that so far this year, the clinic \u2013 which operates within the University Clinical Center of Kosovo \u2013 has recorded ten new HIV cases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year we had 29 new cases in our clinic, a much higher number than in 2023,\u201d Mehmeti adds, noting that many cases go unreported and undiagnosed due to stigma.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mehmeti, around 100 infected individuals currently receive services and therapy at this clinic. Testing and therapy, both at this and other public institutions in Kosovo, are offered free of charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In just the first five months of 2025, at least ten new cases of HIV infection have been registered in Kosovo \u2013 a figure that, according to doctors, confirms a worrying upward trend. 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