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HIV Infections in Japan


For the period of Jan. 1 - Feb. 31, 1998

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 contact30(3)9(3)39(6)
homosexual sexual contact24(1)0(0)24(1)
drug injection1(1)0(0)1(1)
perinatal0(0)0(0)0(0)
other0(0)1(1)1(1)
unknown21(9)9(9)30(18)
total76(14)19(13)95(27)

2. Based on gender and age
 
malefemaletotal
under 100(0)0(0)0(0)
10 - 190(0)1(0)1(0)
20 - 2921(5)7(6)28(11)
30 - 3922(6)9(7)31(13)
40 - 4916(2)1(0)17(2)
50 above17(1)1(0)18(1)
unknown0(0)0(0)0(0)
total76(14)19(13)95(27)

3. Based on gender and country where infection occurred
 
malefemaletotal
within Japan42(0)7(2)49(2)
outside Japan13(5)3(2)16(7)
unknown21(9)9(9)30(18)
total76(14)19(13)95(27)



Total reported AIDS cases in Japan as of end February, 1998.

1. Based on mode of transmission and gender
 
malefemaletotal
heterosexual sexual contact390(77)83(42)473(119)
homosexual sexual contact*1273(37)0(0)273(37)
drug injection11(7)0(0)11(7)
perinatal7(1)3(1)10(2)
other16(5)8(2)24(7)
unknown245(93)56(41)301(134)
subtotal942(220)150(86)1,092(306)
coagulant factor *2619 (...)9(...)628(...)
total patients1,561(220)159(86)1,720(306)
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.

2. Total reported HIV infections as of end February, 1998.

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: 31 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: 1,024.


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