Prevalence of hepatitis B markers, antibodies to adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma virus and antibodies to human immune deficiency virus in prostitutes in Fukuoka, Japan.
Prevalence of hepatitis B (HB) markers, antibodies to human T cell leukemia virus (HTLV-1) and antibodies to human immune deficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) in prostitutes working in Fukuoka city were studied. Sera were collected from 237 prostitutes during January-September, 1986. Among them, 9 (3.8%) were HB virus surface-antigen (HBs Ag) positive, of whom, 3 were HBe antigen positive and the remaining 6 were anti-HBe positive. The positive rate of anti-HBs was 34.2%. The incidence of anti-HTLV-1 in the prostitutes was 5.9%. These incidences are considered to be within the usual range in Kyushu district. No seropositive case for anti-HIV was found.
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000635:transmission; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017977:Deltaretrovirus / Q000276:immunology; D006800:Deltaretrovirus Infections / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000635:transmission; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D011477:Sex Work; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000635:transmission*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens