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IASR Vol.21 No.7 July 2000

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HIV/AIDS in Japan as of December 31, 1999

• Estimation of HIV-infected cases and AIDS patients among Japanese until the end of 2003
  
• A nationwide survey for the knowledge of HIV and STDs, sexual behavior and consciousness among Japanese in 1999
  
• HIV infection rate among blood donors in Japan in 1999
  
• HIV-1 subtypes detected during 1991-March 1999 in Japan
  
• Incidence of drug-resistant mutant HIV-1 in Japan, 1996-1999
  
• Isolation of coxsackievirus A16 from cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, May 2000 - Yamagata
  
• An outbreak of group A rotavirus gastroenteritis at a home for the aged, March-April 2000 - Yamanashi
  
• An outbreak of group A rotavirus infection at a home for the handicapped, April 2000 - Kobe City
  
• An outbreak of diarrheal disease due to group A rotavirus at a primary school, March 2000 - Chiba
  
• An outbreak of group A rotavirus infection among adults from eating meals prepared at a restaurant, April 2000 - Shimane
  
• Isolation of influenza virus AH3N2, June 2000 - Sendai City
  
• Isolation of influenza virus C from influenza cases in 1999/2000 season - Saitama and Hiroshima
  
• Detection of TDH-positive Vibrio parahaemolyticus from sea water and bottom mud collected from two spots once a month during June-December 1999 - Fukushima
  

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