Detection of HTLV-II-seropositive blood donors in South Vietnam but not in North Vietnam.
Approximately 1% (4/500) of blood donors exhibited seropositivity for HTLV-II in South Vietnam, but none (0/500) did in North Vietnam. Further, all individuals seropositive for HTLV-II were intravenous drug abusers who were seronegative for HIV-1 and HTLV-I. These findings suggest that HTLV-II infection may be specifically prevalent in drug abusers in South Vietnam.
Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Health, Tokyo.
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Yamamoto
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Nakasone
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Chosa
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Quang
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D001782:Blood Donors; D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D015491:HTLV-II Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015367:Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014744:Vietnam
D015480:Deltaretrovirus Antibodies