Epidemiological Investigation on HTLV-Ⅰ/Ⅱ among Hospitalized Patients in Liaoning Area

Objective To invest igate the prevalence of HTLV-Ⅰ/Ⅱin Liaoning area.Methods HTLV-Ⅰ/Ⅱantibody were screened and confirmed using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)and Western Blot(WB),respectively.Results Of 4 103 hospitalized patients,only one was confirmed to be infected with HTL V-Ⅰ,with a HTLV-Ⅰ/Ⅱ infection rate 0.024%,of which the infection rate in Heilongjiang province was 4%(1/25),in Liaoning province was 0%(0/3 865).The HTLV-Ⅰ/Ⅱinfection rate of 17 HIV infected persons was negative.Conclusion The HTLV-Ⅰ/Ⅱinfection rate in Liaoning area was low.