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
Artigo
em Inglês
| 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 (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Tailândia
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Etnicidade
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Estudos Soroepidemiológicos
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Deltaretrovirus
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Anticorpos Antivirais
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2000
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