Milan as possible starting point of LAV/HTLV III epidemic among Italian drug addicts.

A. Lazzarin; P. Crocchiolo; M. Galli; C. Uberti Foppa; F. Caredda; T. Re; M. Moroni

Milan as possible starting point of LAV/HTLV III epidemic among Italian drug addicts.

A. Lazzarin, P. Crocchiolo, M. Galli, C. Uberti Foppa, F. Caredda, T. Re, M. Moroni

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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
Pages (from-to)	9-13
Number of pages	5
Journal	Bollettino dell'Istituto Sieroterapico Milanese
Volume	66
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 1987

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Milan as possible starting point of LAV/HTLV III epidemic among Italian drug addicts.

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