Open AccessDetection of HTLV‐II‐seropositive Blood Donors in South Vietnam but Not in North Vietnam
Author(s) -
Yamamoto Shinji,
Nakata Susumu,
Nakasone Tadashi,
Chosa Tohru,
Song Pham,
Due Dao Dinh,
Hien Bui,
Quang Nguyen Xuan,
Trinh Thi Ngoc,
Ono Tomomichi,
Honda Mitsuo
Publication year - 1994
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.1349-7006.1994.tb02961.x
Subject(s) - drug abuser , intravenous drug , virology , medicine , viral disease , immunology , serology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , blood donor , antibody , drug , pharmacology
Approximately 1% (4/500) of blood donors exhibited seropositivity for HTLV‐II in South Vietnam, but none (0/500) did in North Vietnam. Further, all individuals seropositive for HTLV‐II were intravenous drug abusers who were seronegative for HIV‐1 and HTLV‐I. These findings suggest that HTLV‐II infection may be specifically prevalent in drug abusers in South Vietnam.