The facts we know about the HIV epidemic in the EU/EEA, are based on the number of new diagnoses reported each year, which represents the cornerstone of European HIV surveillance," explains ECDC Acting Director Andrea Ammon. "But we also know that these figures do not reflect the true picture. ECDC estimates that currently around 122,000 people in the EU/EEA are infected with HIV but are not aware of their infection -- that is every 1 in 7 people living with HIV in the region."