Prevalence of human T cell leukemia virus-I (HTLV-I) antibody among populations living in the Amazon region of Brazil (preliminary report)

Forty-tree (31.4%) out of 137 serum samples obtained from two Indian communities living in the Amazon region were found to be positive for HTLV-I antibody, as tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa). Eighty-two sera were collected from Mekranoiti Indians, yielding 39% of positivity, whereas 11 (20.0%) or the 55 Tiriyo serum samples had antibody to HTLV-I. In addition, positive results occurred in 10 (23.2%) out of 43 sera obtained from patients living in the Belem area, who were suffering from cancer affecting different organs. Five (16.7%) out of 30 Elisa positive specimens were also shown to be positive by either Western blot analysis (WB) or indirect immunogold electron microscopy (IIG-EM).

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Main Authors: Nakauchi,C. M., Linhares,A. C., Maruyama,K., Kanzaki,L. I., Macedo,J. E., Azevedo,V. N., Casseb,J. S. R.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1990
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761990000100004
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