Philippines HIV/AIDS Registry: October 2009

In October 2009, there were 80 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 36% increase compared to the same period last year (n=59 in 2008) and the highest number reported in a month. This brings the total for 2009 (January to October) to 629 cases.