Abstract
Serum specimens from Puerto Rican residents were tested for antibodies to human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) using an enzyme immunoassay, Western immunoblot, and radioimmunoprecipitation assays. Of 1.279 specimens obtained during a dengue virus surveillance program in 1986 and 1987, 3 (0.2%) tested positive; and additional 11 were indeterminate. Of 602 specimens obtained from blood donors in Ponce in 1987, 1 (0.2%) was positive; an additional specimen was indeterminate. Of 21 persons hospitalized for problems related to intravenous drug use in 1986 and 1987, 1 (5%) tested positive for HTLV-I antibodies.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 659-662 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Infectious Diseases
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Kaplan, J. E., Yamamura, Y., Rios-Olivares, E. O., Cannon, R. O., Khabbaz, R. F., Gubler, D. J., Kaiselburd, E. N., Hartley, T. M., & Lairmore, M. D. (1989). Seroprevalence of human T lymphotropic virus type I in Puerto Rico. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 40(6), 659-662.