Table 1.
HTLV-1 seroprevalence among pregnant women originating from HTLV-1 endemic countries in Africa, West Indies, North and South America, Asia, and Europe.
| Region | Country | HTLV-1 seropositive women (%) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFRICA | Guinea-Bissau | 2.2 (27/1,231) | Andersson et al. (1997) |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 1.9 (10/513) | Verdier et al. (1989) | |
| Ghana | 2.1 (20/960) | Armah et al. (2006) | |
| Burkina-Faso | 1 (5/492) | Collenberg et al. (2006) | |
| Nigeria | 5.5 (20/364) | Olaleye et al. (1995) | |
| Gabon | 2.1 (19/907) | Etenna et al. (2008) | |
| Zaire | 4.6 (19/414) | Goubau et al. (1993) | |
| Zaire | 3.7 (43/1,166) | Delaporte et al. (1995) | |
| Congo | 0.7 (14/2,070) | Tuppin et al. (1996) | |
| South Africa | 0.2 (1/428) | Goubau et al. (1993) | |
| WEST INDIES | Martinique | 2.4 (17/716) | Denis et al. (1988) |
| Martinique | 1.9 (9/467) | Mansuy et al. (1999) | |
| Jamaica | 3.5 (81/2,329) | Wiktor et al. (1993) | |
| Jamaica | 3.8 (350/9,226) | Maloney et al. (2006) | |
| Haiti | 2.2 (11/500) | Allain et al. (1992) | |
| Haiti | 4.2 (12/287) | Tortevoye et al. (2005) | |
| NORTH AMERICA | Mexico (Yucatan) | 0 (0/590) | Gongora-Biachi et al. (1996) |
| ASIA | India (Vellore) | 0 (0/201) | Ramalingam et al. (2001) |
| Japan (Honshu) | 0.6 (14/2,414) | Goto et al. (1997) | |
| Japan (Nagasaki and Kyushu) | 3.7 (187/5,015) | Hino et al. (1985) | |
| Japan (whole Kyushu) | 5.4 (885/16,283) | Oki et al. (1992) | |
| Japan (Kagoshima in Kyushu) | 5.8 (138/2,374) | Umemoto et al. (1994) | |
| Japan (Okinawa) | 3.9 (670/17,207) | Maehama (2004) | |
| EUROPE | United Kingdom | 0.04 (52/126,010)* | Ades et al. (2000) |
| United Kingdom | 0.03 (23/69,013)° | Ades et al. (2000) | |
| France | 0.1 (12/10,398) | Courtois et al. (1990) | |
| Italy | 0.02 (1/6,000)* | Taylor et al. (2005) | |
| Spain | 0.01 (2/20,366)* | Machuca et al. (2000) | |
| Slovenia | 0.01 (1/10,369) | Poljak et al. (1998) | |
| Greece | 0 (0/2,016) | Tseliou et al. (2006) | |
| SOUTH AMERICA | French Guyana (Noir Marron population) | 5.7 (70/1,225) | Carles et al. (2004) |
| French Guyana (Noir Marron population) | 4.2 (181/4,266) | Tortevoye et al. (2005) | |
| Brazil (Mato Grosso) | 0.2 (7/2,965) | Ydy et al. (2009) | |
| Brazil (Mato Grosso South) | 0.1 (37/32,512) | Figueiro-Filho et al. (2007) | |
| Brazil (Salvador Bahia) | 0.8 (57/6,754) | Bittencourt et al. (2001) | |
| Brazil (Sao Paulo) | 0.1 (1/913) | Olbrich Neto and Meira (2004) | |
| Brazil (Sao Luis) | 0.2 (4/2,044) | Guimaraes de Souza et al. (2012) | |
| Peru (Andes,Coast,Jungle,Lima) | 1.3 (32/2,492) | Alarcon et al. (2006) | |
| Peru (Quechua population) | 2.4 (5/211) | Zurita et al. (1997) | |
| Argentina (Cordoba-Central) | 0.1 (3/3,143) | Trenchi et al. (2007) |
The quoted studies are, to our knowledge, among the most representative and reliable ones to date.
*including black African and Afro-Caribbean women.
°Women born exclusively in the United Kingdom.