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HTLV-1, HIV-1, hepatitis B and hepatitis delta in the Pacific and South-East Asia: a serological survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

R. J. Brindle ,
R. P. Eglin ,
A. J. Parsons ,
A. V. S. Hill  and
J. B. Selkon
R. J. Brindle
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU
R. P. Eglin
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU
A. J. Parsons
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU
A. V. S. Hill
Affiliation:
Molecular Haematology Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU
J. B. Selkon
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU
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Blood samples from 13 locations in the Pacific and South-East Asia were tested for evidence of infection with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis delta virus (HDV). No samples were positive for antibody to HIV-1. Antibodies to HTLV-1 were found in samples from five locations, the maximum prevalence being 19%, in Vanuatu. Serological markers of HBV infection were found in all locations, the maximal prevalence being 88%, in Majuro, Micronesia. Antibodies to HDV in HBsAg positive sera were found in six locations with a maximum prevalence of 81% in Kiribati.

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Research Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 100 , Issue 1 , February 1988 , pp. 153 - 156
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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