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[HTLV-I infection in sailors who travel to sub-Saharan West Africa]

Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 1991 May;9(5):283-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/92062744
Pujol E; Ollero M; Marquez P; Gea A; Alcoucer R; Gimeno A; Servicios de Medicina Interna, Hospital General, Huelva.

Abstract: In order to assess if HTLV-1 retrovirus had penetrated in a group of sailors that often travel to endemic areas for HTLV-1 infection (West coast of sub-Saharan Africa) we have performed the following study. A total of 499 sera samples from sailors traveling to Africa during the last five years were studied. The presence of HTLV-1 antibodies was determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA, Dupont HTLV-1). Positive ELISA test results were further confirmed using a Western blot technique. In all patients the presence of HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies was also tested using ELISA and Western blot techniques. Using ELISA we find 7 positive sera to HTLV-1 (1.4%) but only one sera sample (0.2%) was also positive by Western blot analysis. We conclude that HTLV-1 infection is entering a population group traveling to endemic areas. The possibility of heterosexual transmission of the virus in our environment has to be taken into account.
Keywords: Adult Africa, Western Blotting, Western English Abstract Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Human HIV Antibodies/ANALYSIS HIV Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY HIV Seroprevalence HTLV-I Antibodies/*ANALYSIS HTLV-I Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION Male Middle Age *Military Personnel Prevalence Risk Factors Sex Behavior Spain/EPIDEMIOLOGY *Travel JOURNAL ARTICLE

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