Distribution and possible spread of human T-cell leukaemia virus type I in human communities in the northern and eastern Transvaal

The prevalence of serum antibodies which probably indicate infection with a human T-cell leukaemia virus type I was determined among random population samples of more than 100 healthy black individuals in several localities in Transvaal.

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Published inSouth African medical journal Vol. 67; no. 17; pp. 668 - 671
Main Author Botha, M.C., Jones, M., de Klerk, W.A. & Yamamoto, N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pinelands Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG) 01.01.1985
Medical Association of South Africa
Subjects
Adult
Age Factors
AIDS/HIV
Antibodies, Viral - analysis
Biological and medical sciences
Community health
Deltaretrovirus - immunology
Demographic data
Epidemiology
Female
Haematology
Human T-cell leukaemia virus type I
Human viral diseases
Humans
Immunology
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Retroviridae Infections - epidemiology
Retroviridae Infections - transmission
Rural Population
Sex Factors
South Africa
Transvaal
Tropical medicine
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Virology
Virus distribution
South Africa
Human
Virus
South Africa
Antibody
Epidemiology
Africa
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Summary:The prevalence of serum antibodies which probably indicate infection with a human T-cell leukaemia virus type I was determined among random population samples of more than 100 healthy black individuals in several localities in Transvaal.
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