Summary In 1984 10,281 sera were collected in the FRG and examined for antibodies to
HTLV-III (LAV) with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and confirmative tests. Of the …

Sera from 6720 blood donors in West Germany, sampled in blood banks in November 1984,
were screened by enzyme-linked immunosorbent and radioimmunoprecipitation assays …

A preliminary survey of the prevalence of HTLV-I antibody during 1987 and 1988 in Belgium
revealed no positive results among selected blood donors who sided for some length of time …

In a first seroepidemiological study on the prevalence of the human T-lymphotropic
retrovirus HTLV-III in West Germany, sera of 26 patients with acquired immunodeficiency …

Sera taken from 250 Danish homosexual men in December 1981 as part of a prospective
study of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were examined for the presence …

Abstract Antibodies to HTLV-I/II were inmtigated in sera from 7521 individuals living in
Spain. They were clasified in four major groups: a) subjects at high risk of retroviral …

Human T lymphotropic viruses (HTLVs) have a limited spread in the general populations of
Western countries. Consequently, the transfusional risk for HTLV is considered to be low in …

During the investigational stage of the development of ELISA kits for the detection of HTLV-III
antibodies 15 368 plasma samples from random blood donors in the USA have been tested …

A retrovirus belonging to the family of human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus (HTLV) was
isolated from several patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), AIDS …

Background: Several studies carried out in the USA and in Europe have shown the
presence of HTLV-I/II antibodies in subjects belonging to high-risk groups for HIV infection …