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) |
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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