title: Seroprevalence of human T cell leukemia virus in HIV antibody-negative populations in rural Cameroon.
abstract: Seven hundred forty-seven serum samples collected from humans in 4 separate rural village areas in Cameroon were examined for antibody to human T cell leukemia viruses (HTLVs) by use of an enzyme immunoassay followed by a Western blot assay. Of the 88 serum samples that the enzyme immunoassay found to be repeatedly reactive, the HTLV status of 49 samples was confirmed by Western blot assay to be HTLV type I, and the status of 6 samples was confirmed to be HTLV type II.
authors.affiliation: Division Diagnosticos, Quimica Farmaceutica Bayer, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Machuca
authors.forename: Owen
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Sherwin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sylvester
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rios
authors.forename: Nathan D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Wolfe
authors.forename: Jean K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.forename: Mpoudi-Ngole
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Eitel
authors.forename: Ubald
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tamoufe
authors.forename: Judith Ndongo
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Torimiro
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Indira K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Hewlett
mesh_terms: D002163:Cameroon / Q000453:epidemiology; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D015482:HTLV-II Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015491:HTLV-II Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D012424:Rural Population; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies; D015482:HTLV-II Antibodies