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2895964

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-5-25
pubmed:abstractText
Serological evidence for HTLV-I infection in the South African population has now been confirmed by the isolation of the virus from the peripheral blood lymphocytes of an adult Tsonga male. The subject was an indigenous black man from the south-eastern Transvaal who had suffered from Kaposi's sarcoma for a decade and in whom serum antibodies against HTLV-I were demonstrated. T-lymphocyte cell lines were established from his peripheral blood lymphocytes and shown to be productively infected with HTLV-I as evidenced by: the characteristic cell morphology; the typical viral morphogenesis on ultra-thin section electron microscopy; the viral genome in DNA extracted from the cell lines; characteristic reverse transcriptase activity and viral specific proteins in the cell culture supernatant fluids. Spread of infection occurs through sexual intercourse, from mother to child, and by blood transfusion. Donated blood should be screened to contain the spread of HTLV-I infection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0256-9574
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
73
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
481-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Isolation of human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) from a black South African with Kaposi's sarcoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Virology, University of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital, Parowvallei, CP.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports