"In total 25,656 cases of HIV infection were diagnosed and reported for 2008 by 27 of the 30 EU/EEA countries (61 cases per million population); data were missing for Austria, Denmark and Liechtenstein; data from Spain and Italy do not have a national coverage"
"The predominant mode of transmission is sexual contact among men who have sex with men (MSM) (40%), followed by heterosexual contact (29%), when individuals from countries with generalised epidemics (19% of all diagnosed HIV cases) are excluded. Injecting drug use accounted for 6% of diagnosed HIV cases."
"The number of HIV cases among men who have sex with men (MSM) has increased by 19% between 2004 and 2008 "
(note the 56.7% rise for italy)
"The highest proportion of the total number of HIV cases in EU/EFTA countries was reported among MSM."
http://www.eurosurveillance.org/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=19422
Just a few wildly annoying quotes to throw in for no reason other to cause temper tantrums.
Feel free to provide your own list of citations. Far more interesting than some numbers pulled out of a hat. The only thing I found in my 2-minute search was this. I also found somewhere that italy has an opt-out thing with blood; something about you only being allowed to give blood if you have a test for HIV. I think. I've closed the tab and forgotten, so anything you've got to read is cool
Just to reiterate; if hiv is more prevailant in individuals who have bum sex then it's common sense for people who have bum sex to have themselves tested more often. Equally, it's common sense to be more conservative about having blood from bumsexers, when, despite how often you personally may test, there's no guarentee that everyone will. Again, as you yourself admit, plenty of people will go ahead and donate anyway. People like you are confident you do not have the disease. If everyone was tested all the time then surely everyone would know who not to have sex with, and nobody would have to be tested again six months down the line.
And stuff. Things. I'm only replying because you quoted me directly.