Publication: Human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type-1 in Thailand
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Issued Date
2000
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ISSN
1251562
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2-s2.0-0042188478
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มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ
Bibliographic Citation
Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol 31, No.1 SUPPL. (2000), p.143-145
Suggested Citation
Ishida T., Appassakij H., Takao S., Settheetham-Ishida W., Tiwawech D., Duangchan P. Human T-lymphotropic retrovirus type-1 in Thailand. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol 31, No.1 SUPPL. (2000), p.143-145. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/7062
Abstract
Seroprevalence of antibodies to human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) was surveyed among the Thai population by the particle agglutination test and Western blotting test. None or a total of 727 individuals from seven ethnic groups were positive for the specific antibody to HTLV-I. Among hospital based 3,427 subjects in Southern Thailand, one patient with a brain tumor showed positively in the Western blotting test , however, HTLV-1 proviral genome was not identified by PCR. The present data suggest that HTLV-1 is not endemic in the Thai population and that HTLV-1 is not a major public health problem in Thailand because HTLV-1 rarely causes its associated diseases.