Document 2518
 DOCN  M94A2518
 TI    AIDS surveillance in Japan.
 DT    9412
 AU    Miyazaki M; O'Brien T; Naemura M; MOHW, Tokyo, Japan.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):286 (abstract no. PC0064). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370057
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence of non-transfusion associated AIDS
       in Japan. METHODS: The Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare began
       AIDS surveillance in 1983. AIDS attributed to blood transfusion is
       excluded from this surveillance system. RESULTS: Through 1993, AIDS was
       reported in 262 adults. TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. 69% are of
       Japanese ethnicity and 31% belong to another ethnic group. 84 cases
       (32%) are attributed to male homosexual contact, 87 (33%) to
       heterosexual contact, and 2 (1%) to injection drug use; no HIV risk was
       identified for 89 cases (34%). Men contribute 90% of all cases,
       including 80% of cases attributed to heterosexual contact and 89% of
       cases with no identified risk. CONCLUSIONS: 1) AIDS is rare in Japan,
       but reported cases increased sharply in 1993. 2) The high male to female
       ratio among persons with AIDS attributed to heterosexual contact
       suggests acquisition of HIV infection outside of Japan or
       misclassification of HIV risk.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Adult
       Blood Transfusion/ADVERSE EFFECTS  Female  Human  Japan/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Male  Risk Factors  Sex Behavior  MEETING ABSTRACT

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