In 2005, AIDS numbers of all kinds skyrocketed, pushing the AIDS prevention network built up over the years to the breaking point. Steve Hsu-sung Kuo, director of the Center for Disease Control, admits, "The epidemic has gotten virtually out of control."
2005 年各項數字猛升，讓台灣多年來建構的愛滋防治網看來脆弱不堪，衛生署疾病管制局局長郭旭崧也坦承「疫情幾近失控」。