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HIV Infections in Japan


For the period of Nov. 1 - Dec. 31, 1997

The following statistics were taken from the Japanese Health and Welfare Ministry's home page at: http://www.mhw.go.jp/houdou/list.html

NOTE: JAPANetwork provides this information solely as a service for those who may not be able to read these statistics in Japanese.

(Numbers in parentheses indicate numbers of non-Japanese infected, within total reported.)


1. Based on mode of transmission and gender
 
malefemaletotal
heterosexual sexual contact32(5)17(13)49(18)
homosexual sexual contact26(2)0(0)26(2)
drug injection0(0)0(0)0(0)
perinatal1(0)0(0)1(0)
other0(0)1(1)1(1)
unknown18(6)11(10)29(16)
total77(13)29(24)106(37)

2. Based on gender and age
 
malefemaletotal
under 101(0)0(0)1(0)
10 - 190(0)0(0)0(0)
20 - 2920(3)17(15)37(18)
30 - 3924(8)10(8)34(16)
40 - 4919(2)2(1)21(3)
50 above13(0)0(0)13(0)
unknown0(0)0(0)0(0)
total77(13)29(24)106(37)

3. Based on gender and country where infection occurred
 
malefemaletotal
within Japan44(1)7(4)51(5)
outside Japan15(3)12(11)27(14)
unknown18(9)10(9)28(18)
total77(13)29(24)106(37)



Total reported AIDS cases as of end December, 1997.

1. Based on mode of transmission and gender
 
malefemaletotal
heterosexual sexual contact375(75)82(42)457(117)
homosexual sexual contact*1264(37)0(0)264(37)
drug injection11(7)0(0)11(7)
perinatal7(1)3(1)10(2)
other16(5)8(2)24(7)
unknown236(89)54(39)290(128)
subtotal909(214)147(84)1,056(298)
coagulant factor *2619 (...)9(...)628(...)
total patients1,528(214)156(84)1,684(298)
Notes: *1: 22 bisexual males included in total;

*2 This is the figure presented in the interim report by the AIDS prevention and treament research group, as of the end of October,1997. Since the law for AIDS prevention took effect on Feb.17,1988, cases due to coagulant factor (blood products) have been excluded from the report.

Total reported HIV infections as of end December, 1997.

1. Based on mode of transmission and gender
 
malefemaletotal
heterosexual sexual contact567(124)654(472)1,221(596)
homosexual sexual contact*1573(78)0(0)573(78)
drug injection14(10)0(0)14(10)
perinatal8(1)11(6)19(7)
other26(10)23(5)49(15)
unknown236(125)378(359)614(484)
subtotal1,424(348)1,066(842)2,490(1,190)
coagulant factor *21,475 (...)20(...)1,496(...) *3
total patients2,899(348)1,086(842)3,985(1,190)
Notes: *1: 29 bisexual males included in total;

*2: This is the figure presented in the interim report by the AIDS prevention and treament research group, as of the end of October,1997. Since the law for AIDS prevention took effect on Feb.17,1988, cases due to coagulant factor (blood products) have been excluded from the report.

*3: 628 patients included

3. Total deaths to date: 1,013


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