Epidemiology of Adult T-cell Leukemia in Polynesia

Research Project

Project/Area Number	05042005
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	Special Cancer Research
Research Institution	Kagoshima University Research Center for the South Pacific
Principal Investigator	TERASHI Shinichi Kagoshima Univ. Research Center for the South Pacific, 南太平洋海域研究センター, 教授 (90041293)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	BABONA Diro V. Papua New Guiea Red Cross Blood Transfusion Section, 室長 SENBA Ichirou Kagoshima Univ. Faculty of Dentistry, Oral Pathology, 歯学部, 講師 (60145505) KUNIYOSHI Hideharu Kagoshima Univ. Faculty of Dental Hospital, Oral Surgery, 歯学部・附属病院, 助手 (50244249) UCHIO Yasuto Kagoshima Univ. School of Allied Medical Sciences, 医療技術短期大学部, 教授 (10093733) KITANO Motoo Kagoshima Univ. Faculty of Dentistry, Oral Pathology, 歯学部, 教授 (10142118)
Project Period (FY)	1993
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 1993)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000) Fiscal Year 1993: ¥3,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000)
Keywords	Adult T-cell Leukemia / Western Samoa / Epidemiological survey
Research Abstract	Seroepidemiological studies were made at Western Samoa in Polynesia. Eight hundreds and twelve human serum materials were collected at Microbiological Laboratory and Biochemical Laboratory of Clinical Medical Laboratory Section, and Western Samoa Red Cross Blood Transfusion Section of Western Samoa Central Hospital in Capital Apia of Western Samoa. The collecting sample materials were checked by Particle-Agglutination methods of FUJIREBI Serodia HTLV-1 Kit. The results were no positive cases present in all eight hundreds and twelve human materials in Western Samoa Central Hospital.