Sporadic cases of carriers of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 in Southeast Asia.
Sera obtained from 3,472 persons in Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia were tested for the presence of antibody to adult T-cell leukemia-associated antigen by the gelatin particle agglutination test and indirect immunofluorescence. Among these, only two seropositives were identified. One was a 30-year-old male Malaysian of Indian origin. The other was a 42-year-old female Thai who resided in Bangkok. These results suggested that the infection of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 might not be endemic in these countries.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017977:Deltaretrovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007223:Infant; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010679:Philippines; D011247:Pregnancy; D012192:Retroviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D013785:Thailand
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies