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natural antibodies to human t-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus in healthy venezuelan populations.	serum samples of 769 healthy venezuelan donors were assayed for natural antibodies to htlv-i by the elisa technique. specific htlv-i antibody prevalence was 6.8% but varied from 1% in caracas to 13.7% in the amazonas region and the state of zulia. adults infected with trypanosoma cruzi had the highest htlv-i antibody prevalence of 15%. areas of high antibody prevalence were correlated most strongly with the presence of arthropod-borne diseases and to a lesser extent with socio-economic factors. ...	1984	6092282
human t cell leukemia virus type i and epstein-barr virus antibodies in homosexuals and hemophilia patients from venezuela.	the presence of serum antibodies to human t-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus-i (htlv-i) and to epstein-barr virus (ebv) was studied in homosexuals and hemophilia patients from the state of zulia (venezuela), a highly endemic area for htlv-i infection. no serum antibodies to htlv-i were detected despite the presence of alterations in peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets. anti-ebv antibodies in homosexuals were indicative of persistent infection with this virus. our results suggest that htlv-i does not ...	1984	6100781