Seroepidemiology of ATL/AIDS-related viruses and comparative virology and pathology

南美洲：在哥伦比亚，中安第斯山脉西部地区人群中检出HTLV-1携带者（5%），北方沿海地区人群中检出HTLV-2携带者（2%）。但在安第斯山脉西部和亚马孙河地区没有发现血清阳性病例。在太平洋沿岸地区的黑人中也发现了HTLV-1携带者（5%）。印度：在从TSP、MS和其他神经系统疾病患者收集的43个样本中，没有发现HIV-1和HIV-2血清阳性。然而，去年收集的92个样本中有两个HTLV-1阳性，表明HAM在印度。在新加坡和Bancock，对来自南亚和东南亚的1000份血清样本进行了筛查，其中26份血清阳性，但必须得到确认。HIV阳性56例，HTLV-1阳性7例。在肯尼亚灵长类动物研究所，从6种猴中采集了21个样本。其中大多数SIV和STLV-1血清学阳性。在加蓬，从黑猩猩中分离到与STLV-1密切相关的HTLV-1。其他：在中国北京，讨论了未来少数民族流行病学研究的合作，并将提供他们的血清。在蒙古，约1000份血清样本进行了筛查，但没有血清阳性。

South America : In Columbia, HTLV-1 carriers (5%) were found in isolated in inhabitants in West part of Central Andes, and HTLV-2 carriers (2%) were found in those in Northern coastal area. However, there were no seropositive cases in West part of Andes and in Amazon River area. HTLV-1 carriers were also found in black people in Pacific coastal area (5%). There were no HIV-positive cases.India : No seropositivity to HIV-1 and HIV-2 were found in the 43 samples collected from TSP, MS and other neurological diseased patients. However, two of 92 were HTLV-1-positive from the samples collected in the last year, demonstrating that HAM is in India. In Singapol and Bancock, 1000 serum samples from South Asian and South-Eastern Asian were screened and 26 of them were seropositve but they must be confirmed.Africa : Seventy five bloods were collected from clinically AIDS-suspected cases in Ghana. HIV-positivity was found in 56 of 63 cases and HTLV-1-positivity was found in 7 cases. In Kenyan Institute of Primate Research, 21 samples were collected from 6 species of monkey. Most of them were seropositive to SIV and STLV-1. In Gabon, HTLV-1 closely related to STLV-1 from chimpanzee was isolated.Others : In Beijin in China, future collaboration on epidemiological study of ethnic minority group was discussed and their serums will be supplied. In Mongol, about 1000 serum samples were screened, however, there were no seropositive one.