Document 2525
 DOCN  M94A2525
 TI    Prevalence of HIV-1 and HIV-2 seropositivity of different risk groups in
       western India.
 DT    9412
 AU    Banerjee K; National Institute of Virology, Pune, India.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):284 (abstract no. PC0058). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370050
 AB    OBJECTIVES: To assess the prevalence of antibodies against HIV-2
       vis-a-vis HIV-1 antibodies in different risk groups from western India.
       METHODS: More than 1000 blood samples each of the risk groups viz.
       patients attending STD clinics and female sex workers were collected
       between 1989-92, principally from Bombay and Pune, but other cities of
       western India were also represented. 63 sera from homosexuals from
       Bombay and 84 professional blood donors from Surat were also tested.
       RESULTS: Among the STD and female sex workers, the HIV-1 seropositivity
       was 70 and 259 respectively; HIV-1 WB showed 62 and 241 positives.
       HIV-1+2 ELISA showed 102 and 342 positives; by the line immunoassay 60
       and 231 were positive for HIV-1 respectively; 2 and 23 sera were
       positive for HIV-1+2; 5 and 22 sera were positive exclusively for HIV-2.
       Of the 63 homosexuals 10 were positive by ELISA and WB, by the line
       assay 8 were positive for HIV-1, and 2 were positive for HIV-2 and 2 for
       HIV-1+2. Of the 85 professional donors from Surat, 60 were positive by
       ELISA, and 54 were positive for HIV-1 by line immunoassay, 2 were
       positive for HIV-1+2. DISCUSSION: HIV-1 has been increasing relentlessly
       in high risk groups, now HIV-2 is also found in a substantial
       proportions in different risk groups in different cities of western
       India. A substantial proportion are dually reactive. It seems that HIV-2
       positivity is making in roads from the ports to the inland places. The
       situation in professional donors is alarming in Surat.
 DE    Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay  Female  Human  *HIV Seropositivity
       *HIV Seroprevalence  *HIV-1  *HIV-2  India/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male
       Prostitution  Risk Factors  Sex Behavior  MEETING ABSTRACT

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