Abstract
Sera collected between 1978 and 1985 from 716 parenteral drug-addicts admitted to our Clinic with viral hepatitis were tested for antibodies to HTLV III. None of the patients was showing symptoms suggestive of LAV/HTLV III infection at the time of sera collection. Positivity for HTLV III antibody was found and confirmed (by ELISA) in 212 subjects (29.6%). The earliest positivity appeared in a serum sample collected in February 1979. These and other data point to Milan as to the actual source of the Italian PDAs-linked LAV/HTLV-III epidemic.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9-13 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Bollettino dell'Istituto Sieroterapico Milanese |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 1987 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology