| characterization of a variant of human t-lymphotropic virus type i isolated from a healthy member of a remote, recently contacted group in papua new guinea. | we report the characterization of a variant of human t-lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) isolated from an interleukin 2-dependent, cd8+ t-cell line derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of a healthy member of a remote, recently contacted hunter-horticulturalist group (hagahai) in madang province of papua new guinea. antigenic characterization of this variant, designated png-1, by immunofluorescence, indicated no expression of gag-encoded proteins p19 and p24 (even after incubation wit ... | 1991 | 1996344 |
| human t lymphotropic virus type i infection in papua new guinea: high prevalence among the hagahai confirmed by western analysis. | a serologic survey for human t lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) infection was conducted on nearly half of the entire 260-member hagahai population, a hunter-horticulturist group occupying the northern banks of the yuat river gorge in madang province of papua new guinea. for comparison, sera from two neighboring groups, the pinai and haruai, were tested. as determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) and verified by western immunoblot, igg antibodies against htlv-i were detected in ... | 1990 | 2387991 |
| patterns of migration indicate sexual transmission of htlv-i infection in non-pregnant women in papua new guinea. | the prevalence of infection with human t-cell leukaemia virus (htlv-i) was studied in madang province on the north coast of papua new guinea. serum specimens collected from non-pregnant women in 17 villages were tested for anti-htlv-i by gelatin particle agglutination screening and confirmed by immunofluorescence and western blotting. overall, 13.9% of subjects were antibody-positive, with the prevalence of antibodies varying from less than 10% to 30% in villages situated less than 10 km apart. ... | 1989 | 2744898 |
| seroprevalence of human t-lymphotropic virus type 1 in papua new guinea and irian jaya measured using different western blot criteria. | endemic foci of htlv-1 carriers have been found in the world, however, the origin of htlv-1 in humans is still unclear. since a distinct type of virus strain was isolated from the solomon islands, detailed surveys on htlv-1 prevalence in new guinea are important to shed light on its history of dissemination. | 2000 | 10720817 |