In 2025, the Czech Republic recorded 293 new cases of HIV, which is is the highest number since the beginning of monitoring this disease (1985).
This is according to data from the National Reference Laboratory for HIV/AIDS at the State Institute of Health (SZÚ).
According to officials at the SZÚ, when the infection was detected, 193 people were in the asymptomatic stage (i.e. without visible symptoms) and 49 people were in the acute infection stage. Furthermore, 14 patients were in the symptomatic non-AIDS stage (when visible symptoms appear, but they are not serious infections characterizing AIDS) and 44 people were in the AIDS stage.
Last year, Czech doctors recorded 140 infections among foreigners with long-term or permanent residence, which is almost 48 percent of the total number. These people come mainly from Ukraine (71), Slovakia (9), Brazil (6), Moldova (5), Russia (5) and to a lesser extent from other countries.
Experts stressed that despite the increase in cases, the Czech Republic remains a country with a relatively low level of HIV/AIDS infection. According to them, the infection is most often spread sexually, with 151 people diagnosed last year engaging in homosexual or bisexual behavior. The infection spread most widely in large cities, led by Prague.