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Seroepidemiological study of retroviruses (HTLV‐I/II, HIV‐1, HIV‐2) in the Department of Atacora, Northern Benin

1996; Wiley; Volume: 1; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1365-3156.1996.tb00027.x

1365-3156

Dismand Stéphan Houinato, Mireille Verdier, R Jossé, T Zohoun, Luc Letenneur, Roger Salamon, F. Denis, Pierre‐Marie Preux,

Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

Summary A seroepidemiological survey to determine the prevalence of retrovirus infection (HTLV‐I/II, HIV‐I, HIV‐2) by representative sampling of the general population in the Department of Atacora in north‐western Benin is reported. The seroprevalence rate of HTLV‐I in this sample was at 1.86% (95% CI 1.20–2.52%). This is in agreement with prevalence rates reported from neighbouring countries of the sub‐region. No sera were found positive for HTLV‐II. Seropositivity to HIV‐I was 0.3%; HIV‐2 seropositivity was not encountered.