HTLV-I, HIV-I, and Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Western Province, Papua New Guinea: A Serological Survey |
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| Authors: | Kazunari Yamaguchi Tsukasa Inaoka Ryutaro Ohtsuka Tomoya Akimichi Tetsuro Hongo Toshio Kawabe Minato Nakazawa Makoto Futatsuka Kiyoshi Takatsuki |
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| Institution: | Blood Transfusion Service, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860;Department of Public Health, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860;Department of Human Ecology, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113;National Museum of Ethnology, 10-1 Senri-Banpaku Park, Suita, Osaka 565;The Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860 |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | HTLV-I HIV-I Hepatitis B virus Hepatitis C virus Papua New Guinea |
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