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Low prevalence of human T lymphotropic virus type I in !Kung San in Bushmanland, Namibia.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
October 1994
Department of Virology, Medical University of Southern Africa, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.
Antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) and human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-I) have been identified in various population groups living in southern and central Africa. Sera from 291 !Kung Bushmen in Bushmanland, Namibia were examined for the presence of antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2 and to HTLV-I. Initial screening for HIV-1/2 by two enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) revealed evidence of past exposure in four individuals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudies in Namibia revealed prevalence rates of 63% for hookworm and 35% for Trichuris in 31 Bushmen, 4-65 years of age, who were encamped in the Kaudom Game Reserve. The study also revealed prevalence rates of 85% for hookworm, 25% for Strongyloides, and 1% for Trichuris in 103 children, 6-17 years of age, attending 5 schools in Bushmanland. The 25% Strongyloides infection rate is one of the highest prevalences recorded in southern Africa.
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