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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Type‐I HTLV antibody in urban and rural Ghana, West Africa
International Journal of Cancer, Volume 34, No. 2, Year 1984
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Description
The prevalence of antibodies against the newly described human T‐cell lymphoma virus, type I (HTLV‐I) in two communities in Ghana, West Africa, is described. There was no difference by community (urban, 3.6% and rural, 4.0%). Prevalence increased with age, being 5.9% among persons >10 years old, but did not differ by sex. There was no difference when data were analysed by housing status or crowding. Non‐confirmed reactions in the assay system were frequent and correlated with both prevalence and titer of antibody against malaria. Possible explanations include vector‐borne transmission like that of malaria, but the relationship is more probably due to a polyclonal stimulation of B cells, enhancing the potential for detecting reactivity in the assay. Because assay systems vary and because most laboratories do not routinely use a confirmation assay, results presented by different groups must be interpreted cautiously. Copyright © 1984 Wiley‐Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company
Authors & Co-Authors
Biggar, Robert John
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Saxinger, Carl
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gardiner, Charlotte N.
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Collins, Williams E.
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Levine, Paul H.
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Clark, Jeffrey W.
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nkrumah, Francis K.
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Blattner, William A.
United States, Rockville
National Cancer Institute Nci
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
United States, Atlanta
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Statistics
Citations: 68
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/ijc.2910340212
ISSN:
00207136
e-ISSN:
10970215
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Ghana