Philippines HIV/AIDS Registry: December 2010

In December 2010, there were 174 new HIV Ab seropositive individuals confirmed by the STD/AIDS Cooperative Central Laboratory (SACCL) and reported to the HIV and AIDS Registry (Table 1). This was a 38% increase compared to the same period last year (n=126 in 2009), and the highest number of cases reported in a month since 1984 [Figure 1].