ABSENCE OF HTLV-I INFECTION IN SOME INDIAN POPULATIONS

Authors
ROY M DAS MK ISHIDA T DAS SK DEY B BANERJEE S MAJUMDER PP
Citation
M. Roy et al., ABSENCE OF HTLV-I INFECTION IN SOME INDIAN POPULATIONS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, 100, 1994, pp. 160-162
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal",Immunology
Journal title
INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH → ACNP
ISSN journal
09715916
Volume
100
Year of publication
1994
Pages
160 - 162
Database
ISI
SICI code
0971-5916(1994)100:<160:AOHIIS>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
A total of 946 adults belonging to ten population groups of Uttar Prad esh and West Bengal were screened for HTLV-I using a gelatin particle agglutination test. The percentage of seroreactive cases varied from 0 to 5.8 per cent. The overall prevalence of seroreactivity was 2 per c ent. Of the 19 seroreactive cases, 15 were subjected to Western blot-a nalysis, none could be confirmed. HTLV-I infection is, therefore, abse nt in these populations.