(a) whether the ELISA test alone is the basis of HIV confirmation;
(b) whether the HIV confirmation reports of such Medical Colleges can be relied;
(c) if so, whether these Medical Colleges are authorised to announced the status of an AIDS victims, simply on the basis of this test; and
(d) if so, the number of cases noticed during the last three years?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
(SHRI N.T. SHANMUGAM)
(a) Yes, Sir. Three ELISA tests on different antigen
preparations form the basis of HIV confirmation. However,
in case of children under 18 months of age the Polymeraise
Chain Reaction (PCR) test is used for confirmation of
diagnosis.
(b) Yes, Sir.
(c) The medical colleges, where HIV testing facility exist
and testing with 3 ELISA tests is conducted, are authorised
to announce HIV status to the affected person after informed
consent and pre test & post test counseling.
(d) The number of HIV positive cases and AIDS cases
reported to National AIDS Control Organization upto 31st
March, 2000 is annexed.
LOK SABHA U.S.Q. NO. 4793 FOR 25.4.2000
NATIONAL AIDS CONTROL PROGRAMME, INDIA
AIDS CASES IN INDIA (Reported to NACO) (As on 31st March,2000)
S.No. Name AIDS CasesSERO-SURVEILLANCE FOR HIV INFECTION
1 Andhra Pradesh 48 2 Assam 67 3 Arunachal Pradesh 0 4 A & N Islands 0 5 Bihar 3 6 Chandigarh (UT) 157 7 Delhi 219 8 Daman & Diu 1 9 D & N Haveli 0 10 Goa 19 11 Gujarat 137 12 Haryana 1 13 Himachal Pradesh 28 14 Jammu & Kashmir 2 15 Karnataka 282 16 Kerala 106 17 Lakshadweep 0 18 Madhya Pradesh 369 19 Maharashtra 3405 20 Orissa 16 21 Nagaland 37 22 Manipur 454 23 Mizoram 12 24 Meghalaya 8 25 Pondicherry 141 26 Punjab 100 27 Rajasthan 115 28 Sikkim 2 29 Tamilnadu 5231 30 Tripura 0 31 Uttar Pradesh 234 32 West Bengal 57
Total: 11251
S.No. Name Screened Positive Sero Positivity Rate per `000 1 Andhra Pradesh 74566 704 9.44 2 Assam 17310 251 14.50 3 Arunachal Pradesh 495 0 0.00 4 A& N Islands 15452 129 8.35 5 Bihar 10194 41 4.02 6 Chandigarh (UT) 56906 266 4.67 7 Delhi 335594 1545 4.60 8 Daman & Diu 250 8 32.00 9 D & N Haveli 160 1 6.25 10 Goa 74962 2642 35.24 11 Gujarat 454372 1767 3.89 12 Haryana 172408 661 3.83 13 Himachal Pradesh 5953 133 22.34 14 Jammu & Kashmir 8981 40 4.45 15 Karnataka 417503 6067 14.53 16 Kerala 44547 215 4.83 17 Lakshadweep 1211 8 6.61 18 Madhya Pradesh 112350 1052 9.36 19 Maharashtra 445417 50925 114.33 20 Orissa 93750 192 2.05 21 Nagaland 9156 469 51.22 22 Manipur 43435 7041 162.10 23 Mizoram 44053 140 3.18 24 Meghalaya 14250 60 4.21 25 Pondicherry 92896 3479 37.45 26 Punjab 1523 65 42.68 27 Rajasthan 23197 573 24.70 28 Sikkim 616 12 19.48 29 Tamilnadu 768872 15394 20.02 30 Tripura 5613 4 0.71 31 Uttar Pradesh 123356 1572 12.74 32 West Bengal 163991 649 3.96 Total : 3633339 96105 26.45