HTLV-1/HTLV-II

Viruses May Have Originated in Africa

Published in Blood Weekly, August 24th, 1998

Human T-lymphotropic virus types I and II (HTLV-I and HTLV-II) was detected in sera collected almost 30 years ago.

"The findings in the present study indicate that both HTLV-I and HTLV-II were present in Africa more than a decade prior to their recognition in Western blood donor populations," wrote Edward Tabor, U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Types I and II in Africa in 1969," [letter] Transfusion, 1998;38:612-613).

The high prevalence of HTLV-I in areas of Japan and HTLV-I and HTLV-II in Africa have led investigators to suggest that the viruses may have their origins in either of the two areas.

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