DECREASING HIV INFECTIONS AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS BY INJECTION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA: Potential explanations and recommendations for further action Report from the Office of the Provincial Health Officer P.R. [...] W. Kendall, OBC, MBBS, MSc, FRCP Provincial Health Officer March 2011 . DECREASING HIV INFECTIONS AMONG PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS BY INJECTION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA Potential explanations and recommendations for further action Report from the Office of the Provincial Health Officer Prepared by: Dr. Mark Gilbert, STI/HIV Prevention and Control, BC Centre for Disease Control D [...] D. Candidate), Problematic Substance Use Prevention, BC Ministry of Health Services Contributors: BC Centre for Disease Control: Paul Hyeong‐Jin Kim, Claudia Rank, Elsie Wong, Dr. Gina Ogilvie, Margot Kuo, Amanda Yu BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS: Dr. Julio Montaner, Dr. Mark Tyndall, Dr. Thomas Kerr, Dr. Evan Wood, Dr. Viviane Lima, Irene Day, Dr. Robert Hogg Vancouver Coas [...] Source: New positive HIV test data from the HIV/AIDS Surveillance System, BCCDC, extracted March 2010 20 Decreasing HIV Infections Among People Who Use Drugs by Injection in British Columbia Number of Cases Figure 3 Persons testing newly positive for HIV, by exposure category, BC, 2005 Q1 to 2009 Q4 (MSM‐IDU classified as IDU) 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006 2006 20 [...] Source: New positive HIV test data from the HIV/AIDS Surveillance System, BCCDC, extracted March 2010 Decreasing HIV Infections Among People Who Use Drugs by Injection in British Columbia 21 Number of Cases Figure 4 Number of new positive HIV tests among IDU, by health authority, BC, 2000 to 2009 (MSM‐IDU classified as IDU) 90 HIV Reportable 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 200