1. Rising prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III) infection in homosexual men in London.
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Carne CA, Weller IV, Sutherland S, Cheingsong-Popov R, Ferns RB, Williams P, Mindel A, Tedder R, and Adler MW
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Europe ethnology, Hepatitis B Antibodies analysis, Humans, London, Male, Middle Aged, North America ethnology, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome epidemiology, Antibodies, Viral analysis, Deltaretrovirus immunology, Homosexuality, Retroviridae Infections epidemiology
- Abstract
The prevalence of antibody to HTLV-III has increased from 3.7% (4/107) amongst unselected British homosexual men attending a London sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic during one week in March, 1982, to 21% (26/124) in those attending during one week in July, 1984. Seropositive men had a significantly higher prevalence of infection with hepatitis B virus than did seronegative men. 82% (27/33) of the seropositive men in 1984 were symptomless or had only local genito-urinary symptoms referable to the STD for which they were attending. The evidence suggests that HTLV-III was initially an imported but is now an endemic sexually transmitted agent. As of July, 1984, at least 2600 homosexual men in London would probably have been infected.
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- 1985
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