Human T-lymphotropic virus type II in Japan.
Serum specimens were assayed for human T-lymphotropic virus type II(HTLV-II) infection in 1,500 individuals known to be seropositive for HTLV-I and 30,000 blood donors in Japan. All HTLV-I-positive individuals were negative for HTLV-II. However, one of the blood donors was clearly seropositive for HTLV-II. Further, the donor was shown to be positive for HTLV-IIb. Here we report at least one case with HTLV-II in Japan and discuss the origin of the infection.
Yoshizaki
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Laboratory of Immunology, AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Health, Tokyo.
Kitamura
K
K
Oki
A
A
Yahara
S
S
Yamanaka
R
R
Fukushima
Y
Y
Komuro
K
K
Yamazaki
S
S
Honda
M
M
D000328:Adult; D001483:Base Sequence; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D015491:HTLV-II Infections / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015367:Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
D004279:DNA, Viral