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htlv type i and htlv type ii infection among indians and natives from argentina.endemic foci for htlv-ii infection have been identified in several amerindian populations. to determine htlv-i and/or htlv-ii infection among amerindians living in argentina we studied 454 sera or plasmas from indians and natives from different areas of our country. all samples were tested by the particle agglutination technique, and positive reactions were confirmed by the immunofluorescence assay (ifa). ifa titration was used to differentiate htlv-i and htlv-ii antibodies. twenty-three of 222 ...19947888211
a cluster of human t-cell lymphotropic virus type i-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis in jujuy, argentina.compared with other regions in argentina, greater human t-cell lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) seroprevalence has been reported in jujuy province, where it reaches 2.32% in the general population, so that a search for htlv-i-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (ham/tsp) cases deserved to be carried out. accordingly, a clinically diagnosed and serologically confirmed cluster of cases in 1 man and 10 women, including 2 sisters, is described here. most patients (9/11) were born in ...200312640204
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