Philippines HIV/AIDS Registry: July 2010

In July 2010, there were 131 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 an 87% increase compared to the same period last year (n=70 in 2009) [Figure 1]. Of the 131 individuals reported, six were detected from voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) as part of ongoing community outreach activities. Most of the cases (90%) were males.