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Communicable Diseases - HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS cases in Bhutan

The first HIV positive case in Bhutan was detected in 1993.   HIV test was introduced by WHO since 1988.

 

HIV cases from 1993 – 2006

 

Year

Male

Female

Total

1993

1

1

2

1994

1

0

1

1995

0

0

0

1996

3

1

4

1997

1

1

2

1998

0

0

0

1999

0

0

0

2000

3

6

9

2001

6

1

7

2002

8

7

15

2003

3

2

5

2004

12

11

23

2005

1

8

9

2006

8

5

13

Total

47

43

90

 

 

AIDS cases

 

 

HIV/AIDS cases in Bhutan by age & sex (1993 – August 2006)

 

Year

 

HIV+ve

Age

 

Sex

 

Detected by

Probable mode

of transmission

Remarks

 

1993

2

32

M

Survey

Hetero Sexual

Died in 1994

1993

21

F

Survey

Hetero Sexual

Died in 1999

1994

1

30

M

Medical Screening

Hetero Sexual

Living

1996

4

30

M

Blood Donor

Hetero Sexual

Living

1996

20

F

Contact Tracing

Hetero Sexual

Living

1996

28

M

Blood Donor

Hetero Sexual

Living

1996

28

M

Medical Screening

Hetero Sexual

Died in 1998

1997

2

20

F

Medical Screening

Hetero Sexual

Died in 1998

1997

26

M

Medical Screening

Hetero Sexual

Living

2000

9

34

F

Medical Screening

Hetero Sexual

Died

2000

38

M

Contact Tracing

Hetero Sexual

Died in 2004

2000

25

M

Medical Screening

Hetero Sexual

Died in 2001

2000

28

M

Blood Donor

Hetero Sexual

Living

2000

18

F

Survey

Hetero Sexual

Living

2000

24

F

Survey

Hetero Sexual

Living

2000

18

F

Survey

Hetero Sexual

Living

2000

18

F

Survey

Hetero Sexual

Living

2000

24

F

Survey

Hetero Sexual

Living

2001

7

43

M

Medical Screening

Hetero Sexual

Died in 2001

2001

36

F

Contact Tracing

Hetero Sexual

Living

2001

44

M

Contact Tracing

Hetero Sexual

Living

2001

40

M

Contact Tracing

Hetero Sexual

Living

2001

23

M

Survey

Hetero Sexual

Living

2001

33

M

Voluntary

Hetero Sexual

Died in 2003

2001

29

M

Contact Tracing

Hetero Sexual

Living

2002

15

15M

F

Contact Tracing

MTCT

Living

2002

29

M

Medical Screening

Hetero Sexual

Died in 2002

2002

40

M

Blood Donor

Hetero Sexual

Living

2002

26

F

Contact Tracing

Hetero Sexual

Living

2002

40

F

Contact Tracing

Hetero Sexual

Living

2002

29

F

Medical Screening

Hetero Sexual

Living

2002

29

M

Contact Tracing

Hetero Sexual

Living

2002

27

M

Blood Donor

Hetero Sexual

Living

2002

31

M

Survey

Hetero Sexual

Living

2002

33

M

Voluntary

Hetero Sexual

Died in 2003

2002

28

F

Voluntary

Hetero Sexual

Living

 

2002

22

F

Survey

Hetero Sexual

Living

 

2002

28

M

Survey

Hetero Sexual

Living

 

2002

34

F

Survey

Hetero Sexual

Living

 

2002

43

M

Survey

Hetero Sexual

Died in 2002

2003

5

42

F

Contact Tracing

Hetero Sexual