| confirming the presence of htlv-1 infection and the absence of htlv-2 in blood donors from arequipa, peru. | epidemiological studies conducted in peru disclosed htlv-1 to be prevalent in different ethnic groups, and found htlv-2 in some amazonian indians and in men who have sex with men. no data concerning htlv-1/2 infection in blood donors from arequipa, a highlands region in southern peru, is available. we searched for the presence of htlv-1 and htlv-2 antibodies in 2,732 serum samples obtained from blood donors from this geographic area. htlv-1/2-specific antibodies were detected using an enzyme-lin ... | 2009 | 19229387 |