Maeda Y, Furukawa M, Takehara Y, Yoshimura K, Miyamoto K, Matsuura T, Morishima Y, Tajima K, Okochi K, Hinuma Y
Int J Cancer. 1984 Jun 15;33(6):717-20. doi: 10.1002/ijc.2910330602.
A nation-wide survey of carriers of adult T-cell leukemia virus (ATLV) detected as anti-ATLA (ATLV-associated antigens) in volunteer blood donors was made in Japan. A total of 200 sera from donors between 40 and 64 years of age, collected in each of 64 blood centers located in eight districts, were tested for anti-ATLA by an indirect immunofluorescence test. The highest rate (8%) of seropositive donors was found in Kyushu and lower rates of 0.3 to 1.2% in other districts. However, the positive rate varied considerably in different localities even within districts with a high or low seropositive incidence. Further studies of all the donors (16 to 64 years old) in eight centers in Kyushu demonstrated two facts: (1) that the frequency of seropositive donors increased with age, and (2) that four centers in this district showed distinctly high incidences of seropositive donors, while the other four centers showed low incidences. The seropositive rate among all donors was estimated to be about 3% in Kyushu and 0.08 to 0.3% in all other districts.
在日本，对志愿献血者中检测出抗成人T细胞白血病病毒（ATLV）相关抗原（ATLA）的携带者进行了全国范围的调查。从位于八个地区的64个血液中心分别收集了200份40至64岁献血者的血清，通过间接免疫荧光试验检测抗ATLA。血清阳性献血者比例最高（8%）的是九州地区，其他地区的比例较低，为0.3%至1.2%。然而，即使在血清阳性发生率高或低的地区内，不同地点的阳性率也有很大差异。对九州地区八个中心的所有献血者（16至64岁）进行的进一步研究表明了两个事实：（1）血清阳性献血者的频率随年龄增加而升高；（2）该地区四个中心的血清阳性献血者发生率明显较高，而其他四个中心的发生率较低。据估计，九州地区所有献血者的血清阳性率约为3%，其他所有地区为0.08%至0.3%。
