[An epidemiological study on HIV infection in Ruili county Yunnan Province]

The study of 2530 persons in Ruili county for HIV infection showed that the high-risk population were drug users and the wives of infected persons. The introvanous drug users (IVDUs) have been seriously infected by the highest rate of 67.98%. The sexual transmission male to female have occurred, and 2 out of 64 wives of infected husbands (3.13%) were affected. Seventy-five Burmese were examined and 10 (13.3%) were positives. No positive was found in other population including prostitutes, waiters and waitress of hotel, doctors, clinic patients and blood donors etc.