title: HIV-2 infection in Denmark.
abstract: A collection of 3019 selected serum samples (ss), comprising 329 ss from intravenous drug abusers, 558 ss from homosexual men, 682 samples from persons attending a STD clinic, 100 ss from individuals of African origin, 300 ss from sexual contacts to Africans, 650 ss from Danish blood donors who resided in Africa greater than 2 years prior to donating the ss, and 400 ss with equivocal antibody reactions in an HIV-1 Western blot was tested for antibodies against HIV-2 by in-house HIV-2 ELISA and Western blot. Four ss were positive for antibodies against HIV-2. Three of the ss originated from West African men, the fourth belonged to the spouse of one of these men. Three of the samples presented with an uncharacteristic reaction in a HIV-1 Western blot. The study indicates that HIV-2 infection is not yet widespread in Denmark and that it remains closely related to West Africa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Statens Seruminstitut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Kvinesdal
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Worm
authors.forename: B O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Lindhardt
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Poulsen
mesh_terms: D000354:Africa, Western / Q000208:ethnology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015497:HIV-1; D015498:HIV-2; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012747:Sexual Partners
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies