title: Human T-lymphotropic virus type II in Japan.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Immunology, AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Health, Tokyo.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshizaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yahara
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komuro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Honda
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral