Sera obtained for treponemal serology (VDRL) from 193 Southeast Asian refugees representing five ethnic groups seen in a primary care clinic were examined for antibodies t o human T‐lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1), human herpesvirus‐6 (HHV‐6), Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV), and cytomegalovirus (CMV). The seroprevalence was highest for EBV (99%), followed in decreasing order by CMV (95%), HHV‐6 (26%), and HTLV‐1 (0.6%). The VDRL was positive in 15% of patients. The highest seroprevalence to HHV‐6 was noted in the Chinese (33%) and the lowest in the Laotian hilltribes, the Mien and Hmong (14%). Antibody to HHV‐6 was most prevalent among patients under 20 and those between 60 and 69 years of age. Differences were not found among ethnic groups in the seroprevalence of HTLV‐1, EBV, or CMV. © 1992 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. Copyright © 1992 Wiley‐Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company

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