Human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type-1 in Thailand.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2000 ; 31 Suppl 1(): 143-5
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-35886
ABSTRACT
Seroprevalence of antibodies to human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) was surveyed among the Thai population by the particle agglutination test and Western blotting test. None of a total of 727 individuals from seven ethnic groups were positive for the specific antibody to HTLV-1. Among hospital based 3,427 subjects in Southern Thailand, one patient with a brain tumor showed positivity in the Western blotting test, however, HTLV-1 proviral genome was not identified by PCR. The present data suggest that HTLV-1 is not endemic in the Thai population and that HTLV-1 is not a major public health problem in Thailand because HTLV-1 rarely causes its associated diseases.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Thailand
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Ethnicity
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Deltaretrovirus
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Antibodies, Viral
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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