SAVOIE – In Savoie, 14 “linked” cases of HIV infection were detected. The infectious disease doctor at Chambéry University Hospital Olivier Rogeaux analyzed this “rare” phenomenon for “20 Minutes”
Last Monday, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regional health agency warned of “an unusual situation”: 14 cases of HIV infection were detected in less than six months in the territory, and the most “significant”, they were “connected together”. For 20 MinutesOlivier Rogeaux, infectious disease doctor at the Métropole Savoie hospital center, in Chambéry, returned to this “rare phenomenon” and the “lessons” to be learned from it.
How did you discover this HIV “cluster” in Savoie?
With my colleagues, we noticed that the number of HIV contaminations was increasing significantly over the last two years. At the time of Covid-19, there were three or four new cases per year. In 2023, we had 21 and in 2024, we are already at more than 20.
Then, we were struck to see that recently, eight or nine people had been detected at the early stage of infection, in “primary infection”, with symptoms such as fever and rash. Half the time, when you are infected with HIV, you will experience early clinical manifestations. Which also means that half the time, you’re not going to do any. We must then find those who (…) Read more on 20minutes
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