TABLE 1.
Seroprevalence of HTLV-1 among regular blood donors of various ethnic groups in Guyana
| Ethnicity | Female
|
Male
|
Total
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. positive/no. tested | % | No. positive/no. tested | % | No. positive/no. tested | % | |
| Guyanese African | 4/80 | 5 | 5/374 | 1.3 | 9/454 | 2 |
| Guyanese Indiana | 1/61 | 1.6 | 0/317 | 0 | 1/378 | 0.3 |
| Mixed | 1/48 | 2.1 | 1/130 | 0.8 | 2/178 | 1.1 |
| Portuguese | 0/1 | 0 | 0/4 | 0 | 0/5 | 0 |
| Amerindianb | 1/2 | 50 | 0/17 | 0 | 1/19 | 5.3 |
| White | 0/0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| Total | 7/192 | 3.6 | 6/843 | 0.7 | 13/1,035 | 1.3 |
a
Guyanese Indians are a people who originated from India and migrated to Guyana.
b
Amerindians are the indigenous population of Guyana.