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Infection with human retroviruses other than HIV in Spain has only been reported in isolated cases in African immigrants and intravenous drug abusers infected with HTLV-I. The status of the prostitute population is unknown. The sera of 88 prostitutes in Seville were therefore tested for HIV, HTLV-I and HTLV-II, and relevant epidemiological data were collected on the health status, sexual practices etc. In the prostitute population studied 2.5 % of the non-intravenous drug abusers and 20 % of the intravenous drug abusers were positive for HIV. However, infection with HTLV-I/II could not be demonstrated in any of them.
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Calderón, E.J., Gómez-Lucia, E., Aguado, I. et al. Absence of HTLV-I and HTLV-II infection in prostitutes in the area of seville, Spain. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 10, 773–775 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01972509
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