TABLE 1.
Sample group | EIAa
|
HTLV Western blot confirmationb
|
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Exp-1 | HTLV-I | Pos | Ind | |
Indonesian | 15/18 | 4/18 | 0/4 | 4/4 |
Philippine | 4/6c | 5/6 | 0/5 | 5/5 |
HTLV-I positive | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/2 |
Results are expressed as the number of volunteers positive/number tested. The Indonesian data represent those individuals who seroconverted postmigration.
Results are expressed as the number of volunteers falling into the indicated category/number tested. Pos, positive; Ind, indeterminate.
One additional sample showed Exp-1 immunoreactivity, but the level of reactivity was not strong enough to be considered positive.