Seroprevalence of human T lymphotropic virus type I in Puerto Rico.
Serum specimens from Puerto Rican residents were tested for antibodies to human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) using an enzyme immunoassay, Western immunoblot, and radioimmunoprecipitation assays. Of 1,279 specimens obtained during a dengue virus surveillance program in 1986 and 1987, 3 (0.2%) tested positive; an additional 11 were indeterminate. Of 602 specimens obtained from blood donors in Ponce in 1987, 1 (0.2%) was positive; an additional specimen was indeterminate. Of 21 persons hospitalized for problems related to intravenous drug use in 1986 and 1987, 1 (5%) tested positive for HTLV-I antibodies.
Kaplan
J E
JE
Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
Yamamura
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Y
Ríos-Olivares
E O
EO
Cannon
R O
RO
Khabbaz
R F
RF
Gubler
D J
DJ
Kaiselburd
E N
EN
Hartley
T M
TM
Lairmore
M D
MD
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005814:Genes, Viral; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011647:Puerto Rico
D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies