Seroepidemiological survey of HTLV-I infection in French Polynesia, Cook Islands and Fiji

Different population groups of French Polynesia, Cook Islands and Fiji were screened for Human T-Lymphotropic Virus type I (HTLV-I) antibodies. Among 1487 individuals sampled in French Polynesia, twelve were considered Western Blot (WB) indeterminate and one was considered WB-positive for HTLV-I inf...

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Published inEuropean journal of epidemiology Vol. 9; no. 3; p. 347
Main Authors Chungue, E, Boutin, J P, Le Marchand, L, Philippon, G, Le Guellec, A, Chanteau, S, Cartel, J L, Gras, C, Martin, P M, Roux, J F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 01.05.1993
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Blood Donors
Blotting, Western
Child
Fiji - epidemiology
France - ethnology
HTLV-I Antibodies - blood
HTLV-I Infections - blood
HTLV-I Infections - epidemiology
Humans
Mass Screening
Middle Aged
Polynesia - epidemiology
Population Surveillance
Prevalence
Sampling Studies
Seroepidemiologic Studies
France
Polynesia
Fiji
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Summary:Different population groups of French Polynesia, Cook Islands and Fiji were screened for Human T-Lymphotropic Virus type I (HTLV-I) antibodies. Among 1487 individuals sampled in French Polynesia, twelve were considered Western Blot (WB) indeterminate and one was considered WB-positive for HTLV-I infection. This positive subject originated from France and was a blood donor. Out of 196 Polynesians of the Cook Islands, one was WB-indeterminate. Among populations sampled in Fiji, one of 222 Melanesians was found WB-indeterminate and one of 211 Indians was WB-indeterminate.
ISSN:0393-2990
DOI:10.1007/BF00146276