From: Quantification of HTLV-I proviral load in experimentally infected rabbits
Subjects | Number tested | Copies/ng DNA* | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Rabbits inoculated with | Â | Â | Â |
   Naked K30p DNA | 5 | 1.5 |  |
   BH24 cell-free virus | 19 | 2.8 |  |
   Whole blood | 29 | 3.7 |  |
   pSV2 plasmid DNA | 1 | 0 |  |
Human Asymptomatic carriers | 200 | 1.8 | [5] |
 | 15 | 1.0†| [36] |
 | 83 | 2.7†| [20] |
 | 120 | 2.4 | [12] |
Human HAM/TSP | 202 | 12.0 | [5] |
 | 15 | 8.8†| [36] |
 | 9 | 19.9 | [19] |
Human ATLL | 4 | 47.4†| [37] |