Human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type-1 in Thailand.
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2000-03-21
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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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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Ishida T, Appassakij H, Takao S, Settheetham-Ishida W, Tiwawech D, Duangchan P. Human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type-1 in Thailand. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2000 ; 31 Suppl 1(): 143-5