Collier A C, Barnes R C, Handsfield H H
Am J Public Health. 1986 May;76(5):564-5. doi: 10.2105/ajph.76.5.564.
The prevalence of antibody to LAV/HTLV-III among homosexual men attending a community clinic and a sexually transmitted disease clinic in Seattle, Washington in early 1985 was 42 per cent and 32 per cent, respectively. Seropositivity was apparently not related to age or number of sexual partners. The high prevalence of LAV/HTLV-III seropositivity in an area where overt AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is still relatively uncommon suggests that public health measures to prevent acquisition and transmission of LAV/HTLV-III should be a high priority even in areas with low incidences of AIDS.
1985年初,在华盛顿州西雅图市一家社区诊所和一家性传播疾病诊所就诊的男同性恋者中,抗LAV/HTLV-III抗体的流行率分别为42%和32%。血清阳性显然与年龄或性伴侣数量无关。在一个明显的艾滋病(获得性免疫缺陷综合征)仍然相对不常见的地区,LAV/HTLV-III血清阳性的高流行率表明,即使在艾滋病发病率较低的地区,预防LAV/HTLV-III感染和传播的公共卫生措施也应成为高度优先事项。