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| Predicate | Object |
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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
5
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1988-11-28
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Serologic tests for human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) and hepatitis B virus infections were conducted in 1986 in two Japanese immigrant colonies located in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. A total of 322 adults (283 Japanese and 39 Bolivians) over age 35 years and 305 children (166 Japanese, 124 Bolivians, and 15 of mixed blood) aged 8-17 years were sampled at the time of a routine health checkup. The prevalence of antibody to HTLV-I was 17% in first-generation Japanese immigrants and 6% in second- or third-generation Japanese children. Prevalences among native Bolivians were 3% and 5% in adults and children, respectively. Seropositive Japanese immigrants and mothers showed clustering according to birthplace in endemic areas of Japan. The prevalence of either hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) or antibody to HBsAg was 48% in Japanese adults, 21% in Japanese children, 13% in Bolivian adults, and 1% in Bolivian children. Seropositive adults did not show clustering according to birthplace, but children in one colony showed clustering and a narrow age range. A correlation of seropositivity between husbands and wives was found only for HTLV-I. The seropositivity was independent of whether an HTLV-I or a hepatitis B virus infection marker was present.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Nov
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| pubmed:issn |
0002-9262
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
128
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
1153-61
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Bolivia,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Emigration and Immigration,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-HTLV-I Antibodies,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Hepatitis B Antibodies,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Hepatitis B Surface Antigens,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Hepatitis B virus,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Human T-lymphotropic virus 1,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Japan,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:3189289-Sex Factors
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| pubmed:year |
1988
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Infectious states of human T lymphotropic virus type I and hepatitis B virus among Japanese immigrants in the Republic of Bolivia.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Epidemiology Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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