To examine the prevalence of infection by human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) among seronegative subjects, healthy subjects on Tsushima Island, Japan, where the infection is endemic, were evaluated. A total of 209 healthy adults were examined for HTLV-I provirus in peripheral blood mononucle
Absence of HTLV-I and HTLV-II infection in prostitutes in the area of seville, Spain
✍ Scribed by E. J. Calderón; E. Gómez-Lucia; I. Aguado; J. A. Pineda; M. Essex; M. Leal
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 258 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-9723
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