Seroprevalence of human T lymphotropic virus type I in Puerto Rico

J. E. Kaplan; Y. Yamamura; E. O. Rios-Olivares; R. O. Cannon; R. F. Khabbaz; D. J. Gubler; E. N. Kaiselburd; T. M. Hartley; Michael Dale Lairmore

Seroprevalence of human T lymphotropic virus type I in Puerto Rico

J. E. Kaplan, Y. Yamamura, E. O. Rios-Olivares, R. O. Cannon, R. F. Khabbaz, D. J. Gubler, E. N. Kaiselburd, T. M. Hartley, Michael Dale Lairmore

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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

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Seroprevalence of human T lymphotropic virus type I in Puerto Rico. / 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, Michael Dale.

In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 40, No. 6, 1989, p. 659-662.

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