title: Incidence of antibodies against human immunodeficiency virus, human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1, hepatitis B virus, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome virus and Chlamydia in Tonga and western Samoa.
abstract: Among the populations of Tonga and Western Samoa, serum antibodies against human immunodeficiency virus or hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome virus were not detected (0/904 and 0/192). No serum samples were considered to be positive for antibody against human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (0/527). Hepatitis B antigen and antibody were found in 4% (8/192) and 47% (90/192), respectively. Chlamydia trachomatis IgG and C. psittaci IgG antibodies were detected in 39% (75/192) and 47% (91/192), respectively. The possibilities of the spread of human immunodeficiency virus and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome virus on the islands when the viruses invade from abroad were discussed.
authors: Division of AIDS Virus, National Institute of Health, Gakuen.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Ushijima
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Dairaku
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Honma
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Sato
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Sugiyama
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Kitamura
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Inaba
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002689:Chlamydia / Q000276:immunology*; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006476:Orthohantavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D014905:Independent State of Samoa / Q000453:epidemiology; D014058:Tonga / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens