Geographical distribution of subjects seropositive for human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 in Papua New Guinea.

Japanese journal of cancer research : Gann ·Vol. 81 ·No. 12 ·1990-12-00 ·Pages 1218-21

Imai J, Terashi S, Talonu T, Komoda H, Taufa T, Nurse GT, Babona D, Yamaguchi K, Nakashima H, Ishikawa K

Abstract

Of 1471 sera collected from 1986 to 1989 in Papua New Guinea (PNG), 2.2% were found to be positive for anti-HTLV-1 antibody by successive particle agglutination and immunofluorescence tests. The seropositive rate varied in different provinces and was higher in the coastal areas of the main island and in neighboring small islands than in the highlands of PNG. The frequency of HTLV-1 infection of children was higher, but the age-dependent increase in antibody positivity, generally observed in other HTLV-1 endemic areas of the world, was not clear in PNG. No difference was observed in antibody prevalence in males and females in this study.

MeSH Terms

Adolescent Adult Antibodies, Viral/analysis Child Child, Preschool Female HTLV-I Infections/epidemiology Human T-lymphotropic virus 1/immunology Humans Infant Male Middle Aged New Guinea Serologic Tests

Chemicals

Antibodies, Viral

Authors & Affiliations

10 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Imai J

Research Center for Immunodeficiency Virus, Kyoto University.

Terashi S

Talonu T

Komoda H

Taufa T

Nurse G T

Babona D

Yamaguchi K

Nakashima H

Ishikawa K

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Article Info

Journal

Japanese journal of cancer research : Gann

Abbr.

Jpn J Cancer Res

ISSN

0910-5050

DOI

10.1111/j.1349-7006.1990.tb02682.x

Published

1990-12-00

Pages

1218-21

Language

English

Region

Japan

NLM ID

8509412

PMCID

PMC5918015

Subset

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