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HIV Infections in Japan


For the period of Sep. 1 - Oct. 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 contact45(6)23(14)68(20)
homosexual sexual contact37(1)0(0)37(1)
drug injection0(0)0(0)0(0)
perinatal1(0)0(0)1(0)
other0(0)0(0)0(0)
unknown24(6)6(3)30(9)
total107(13)29(17)136(30)

2. Based on gender and age
 
malefemaletotal
under 101(0)0(0)1(0)
10 - 191(0)1(0)2(0)
20 - 2922(1)14(9)36(10)
30 - 3931(10)7(5)38(15)
40 - 4933(2)3(3)36(5)
50 above19(0)4(0)23(0)
unknown0(0)0(0)0(0)
total107(13)29(17)136(30)

3. Based on gender and country where infection occurred
 
malefemaletotal
within Japan67(0)14(4)81(4)
outside Japan18(6)6(6)24(12)
unknown22(7)9(7)31(14)
total107(13)29(17)136(30)



Total reported AIDS cases in Japan as of end October, 1997.

1. Based on mode of transmission and gender
 
malefemaletotal
heterosexual sexual contact366(72)77(38)443(110)
homosexual sexual contact*1260(37)0(0)260(37)
drug injection11(7)0(0)11(7)
perinatal6(1)3(1)9(2)
coagulant factor *2682 (...)7(...)689(...)
other16(5)8(2)24(7)
unknown222(87)47(33)269(120)
total patients1,563(209)142(74)1,705(283)
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 May,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 October, 1997.

1. Based on mode of transmission and gender
 
malefemaletotal
heterosexual sexual contact543(122)642(463)1,185(585)
homosexual sexual contact*1550(76)0(0)550(76)
drug injection14(10)0(0)14(10)
perinatal8(1)11(6)19(7)
coagulant factor *21,791 (...)17(...)1,808(...) *3
other26(10)22(4)48(14)
unknown234(121)374(355)608(476)
total patients3,166(340)1,066(828)4,232(1,168)

Notes: *1: 27 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 May,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: 689 patients included.

3. Total deaths to date: 983.


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