title: Prevalence of HTLV-I compared to HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies in different groups in the Ivory Coast (West Africa)
abstract: Different Ivorian population groups were comparatively tested for antibodies to HTLV-1, HIV-1, and HIV-2. They included 1,334 healthy individuals, 176 unselected medical patients in regional hospitals, 149 female prostitutes, and 65 males with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) collected in 1987 from four regions (east, north, west, and central). The HTLV-1 prevalence averaged 1 to 2.7% in the different regions, without significant increase in sexually overexposed groups. Furthermore, in Dabou Protestant Hospital, 60 km west of Abidjan, 414 blood donors, 109 asymptomatic HIV-positive individuals, and 181 AIDS clinical cases were also tested. While a significant increase in the prevalence of HTLV-1 antibodies was observed only in AIDS patients. HIV-1 and HIV-2 prevalence increased, as expected, from a low rate (2.4%) in the general population to an intermediate rate (13-15%) in blood donors and unselected hospitalized patients and to a high rate (35%) in prostitutes and STD male patients.
authors.affiliation: Pasteur Institute, Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ouattara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gody
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: de-Thé
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies