title: Sero-epidemiology of HTLV-III antibody in southern Africa.
abstract: A preliminary survey has demonstrated that antibodies directed against human T-cell leukaemia virus type III (HTLV-III), the virus implicated as the agent causing the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, are not present in the low-risk population groups studied. The survey, in which an indirect immunofluorescence assay was used, has indicated that HTLV-III is not endemic in southern Africa (as opposed to central Africa, where it has been suggested that the virus is endemic). Anti-HTLV-III antibodies were, however, found in sera from male homosexuals, the one high-risk population group studied.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Schoub
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: McGillivray
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sher
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops / Q000276:immunology; D017977:Deltaretrovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010215:Papio / Q000276:immunology; D012306:Risk; D013019:South Africa
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral