With respect to ChemTrak's Rapid HIV Test,
which is to go into clinical trials in Thailand and
India during the third quarter, here are some links
I found relating to HIV / AIDS statistics
for Thailand and India.
AIDS IN INDIA
In the first study of its kind in India,
researchers from Johns Hopkins and
the National AIDS Research Institute
in India have found evidence there of one
of the highest rates of HIV transmission
ever reported. The findings, based on
patients attending sexually transmitted
disease (STD) clinics in the city of Pune,
support the warning by the World Health
Organization (WHO) that India may face
the largest burden of HIV infection of
any country in the world by the end
of this decade. WHO currently estimates
that India has more than 1.5 million
HIV-infected persons. ...
From the Emerald empire / Gold Stag Communications web page
emerald-empire.com
HIV / AIDS in Thailand
nectec.or.th
HIV / AIDS Statistics in Thailand
... At the end of 1993, the MOPH estimated that a cumulative
total of 500,000 to 600,000 persons with HIV existed in Thailand.
Assuming no significant changes in behaviour since 1991,
it is projected that there will be 2 to 4 million
cumulative HIV infections and 350,000 to 650,000
cumulative cases of AIDS in Thailand by the year 2000.[2] ...
nectec.or.th
JAMA HIV Search Results ...
healthgate.com
Search criteria used. India HIV 1997
1 George S , et al; A case-control analysis of risk factors
in HIV transmission in South India. (J Acquir Immune Defic
Syndr Hum Retrovirol, 1997 Mar 1, Abstract available) [AIDSLINE]
2 Svensson P; [The HIV tragedy in India: twelve million will
probably be HIV-positive in the year of 2000.
Mostly suffering are the vulnerable women]
(Lakartidningen, 1997 Mar 5) [AIDSLINE]
3 Rathi PM , et al; Impact of human immunodeficiency virus
infection on abdominal tuberculosis in western India.
(J Clin Gastroenterol, 1997 Jan,
Abstract available) [AIDSLINE]
Search criteria used. Thailand HIV 1997
1 Naganawa S , et al; A characteristic change of consensus core motif
in the V3 region of HIV type 1 clade B, but not in clade E,
in Thailand. (AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses, 1997 Feb 10) [AIDSLINE]
2 Rugpao S , et al; Multiple condom use and decreased condom breakage
and slippage in Thailand. (J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol,
1997 Feb 1, Abstract available) [AIDSLINE]
3 Porter KR , et al; Genetic, antigenic and serologic characterization
of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 from Indonesia (J Acquir Immune
Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol, 1997 Jan 1, Abstract available) [AIDSLINE]
4 Hankins C; HIV: evolution of a pandemic [editorial]
(Can Med Assoc J, 1995 Dec 1, Abstract available) [AIDSLINE]
Title
HIV: evolution of a pandemic
Author
Hankins C
Source
Can Med Assoc J, 1995 Dec 1, 153:11, 1613-6
Abstract
Although the prevalence of AIDS is still relatively low in
many countries in Asia and the Pacific Rim, the rate of HIV
transmission in this region continues to rise inexorably
and will surpass that of sub-Saharan Africa by 1997. The
challenge of mobilizing governments and communities to
counter this largely invisible threat was the theme of
the Third International Conference on AIDS in Asia and
the Pacific, held in Chiang Mai, Thailand,
in September 1995. Thailand has led the way
with bold and far-reaching HIV prevention programs.
Nevertheless, the long-term consequences of existing
HIV infection in Thailand and elsewhere in Asia will
be severe. Moreover, these repercussions will be felt
globally as productivity is undermined, health care
costs soar and purchasing power weakens. Supporting
programs for HIV prevention and care abroad is thus
an urgent matter of economic and political
self-interest as well as a humanitarian imperative.
Language of Publication
English
Unique Identifier
96088805; MED/96088805
5 Pitisuttithum P , et al; Risk behaviours and
comprehension among intravenous drug users
volunteered for HIV vaccine trial. (J Med Assoc Thai,
1997 Jan, Abstract available) [AIDSLINE]
6 Beyrer C , et al; Loss to follow-up effect in
investigations of HIV-1 incidence [letter]
(Lancet, 1997 Mar 1) [AIDSLINE]
7 Viravaidya M , et al; Health and rural-to-urban migration
in Thailand. The Population and Community Development
Association's experience in rural development.
(Med J Aust, 1997 Feb 3, Abstract available) [AIDSLINE]
HIV/AIDS related links.
JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Center
(Journal of the American Medical Association)
ama-assn.org
Growth House Inc. - Asian AIDS Resources
growthhouse.org
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