Table 1.

Summary of Jamaican cohort

Seronegative Control
S/N*	Race	Age
F1	Asian/Pacific	45
F2	Black	23
F3	Black	66
F4	Black	17
F5	Black	51
F6	Black	40
F7	Black	50
F8	Black	42
F9	Black	65
F10	Black	52
F11	Black	46
M1	Other	29
M2	Black	69
M3	Black	62
M4	Black	24
M5	Black	28
M6	Black	47
Asymptomatic carriers
S/N	Race	Age
F1	Black	57
F2	Black	19
F3	Black	23
F4	Black	40
F5	Black	62
F6	Black	43
F7	Black	40
F8	Black	42
F9	Black	40
F10	Black	46
F11	Black	49
M1	Black	73
M2	Black	45
M3	Black	30
M4	Black	19
M5	Black	13
M6	Black	63
ATL patients
S/N	Race	Age
F1	Black	48
F2	Black	49
F3	Black	53
F4	Black	68
F5	Black	49
F6	Black	68
F7	Black	41
F8	Black	27
F9	Black	20
F10	Black	51
F11	Black	41
M1	Black	30
M2	Black	57
M3	Black	22
M4	Other	25
M5	Other	46
M6	Other	75
HAM/TSP patients
S/N	Race	Age
F1	Black	41
F2	Black	23
F3	Black	49
F4	Black	42
F5	Black/White	51
F6	Black	19
F7	Black	47
F8	Black	64
F9	Black	49
F10	Black	63
M1	Black	16
M2	Black	22
M3	Black	75
M4	Black	46
M5	Black	57
M6	Black	31
M7	Black	57

^*F stands for female, M for male