title: Seroprevalence of human T lymphotropic virus type I in Puerto Rico.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Ríos-Olivares
authors.forename: R O
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Cannon
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Khabbaz
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gubler
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Kaiselburd
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Hartley
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lairmore
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies