Open AccessGeographical Distribution of Subjects Seropositive for Human T‐Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 in Papua New Guinea
Author(s) -
Imai Joko,
Terashi Shinichi,
Talonu Tom,
Komoda Haruko,
Taufa Tukutau,
Nurse George T.,
Babona Diro,
Yamaguchi Koichi,
Nakashima Hiroaki,
Ishikawa Kohichi,
Kawamura Meiko,
Hayami Masanori
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
japanese journal of cancer research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.035
H-Index - 141
eISSN - 1349-7006
pISSN - 0910-5050
DOI - 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1990.tb02682.x
Subject(s) - new guinea , antibody , immunofluorescence , virology , indirect immunofluorescence , virus , leukemia , agglutination (biology) , immunology , biology , geography , ethnology , history
Of 1471 sera collected from 1986 to 1989 in Papua New Guinea (PNG), 2.2% were found to be positive for anti‐HTLV‐1 antibody by successive particle agglutination and immunofluorescence tests. The seropositive rate varied in different provinces and was higher in the coastal areas of the main island and in neighboring small islands than in the highlands of PNG. The frequency of HTLV‐1 infection of children was higher, but the age‐dependent increase in antibody positivity, generally observed in other HTLV‐1 endemic areas of the world, was not clear in PNG. No difference was observed in antibody prevalence in males and females in this study.