Open AccessHTLV‐I, HIV‐I, and Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Western Province, Papua New Guinea: A Serological Survey
Author(s) -
Yamaguchi Kazunari,
Inaoka Tsukasa,
Ohtsuka Ryutaro,
Akimichi Tomoya,
Hongo Tetsuro,
Kawabe Toshio,
Nakazawa Minato,
Futatsuka Makoto,
Takatsuki Kiyoshi
Publication year - 1993
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.1349-7006.1993.tb02034.x
Subject(s) - hbsag , virology , serology , hepatitis b virus , antibody , hepatitis c virus , new guinea , virus , hepatitis b , viral disease , human t lymphotropic virus , medicine , hepadnaviridae , biology , immunology , ethnology , myelopathy , psychiatry , spinal cord , history
Seven hundred and twenty‐three serum samples from individuals in 13 Gidra‐speaking villages in Western Province, Papua New Guinea were tested for evidence of infection with human T‐ lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV‐I), human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV‐I), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). No samples were positive for antibodies to HIV‐I. Antibodies to HTLV‐I were found in 13 samples (1.8%), HBV surface antigens (HBsAg) were found in 86 samples (11.9%), and antibodies to HCV were found in 30 samples (4.1%). Six (46.2%) of 13 HTLV‐I positive samples were positive for HCV or HBsAg. The seropositive rate varied in different villages and the incidence of HTLV‐I and HCV was higher in coastal and riverine areas than inland.