W. H. ADAMS: LATE MEDICAL CONSEQUENCES OF EXPOSURE TO RADIOACTIVE

Table 1
Serum toxoplasma titers and chorioretinalscars.
A) EXPOSURE GROUP

Rongelap

MLT*
%<4
MLT minus <4

MLT
MLT minus
Rongelap and
Ailingnae
Exposed

and Aijlingnae
6.66£3.72

Utirik
8.29+2.49

(61)**

(97)

18.0%
3.1%
8,122.19
8.55+2.03
B) ISLAND OF RESIDENCE
Ebeye

Majuro

8.11+3.34
(62)
8.57+2.64

7,223.23
(87)
7.62£2.84

(69)

(53)

(71)

7.6942.51
(103)
7.84£2.44

Rongelap

Comparison

7.8142.49
(100)

4.0%
8.14+1.95
Utirik
8.48+2.56
(172)
8.49+2.36
(172)

C) AGE DISTRIBUTION
Rongelap and

<10 YR

10-19 YR

5.89+3.55

$.2743.58

Ailingnae
Utirik

(28)

(EI)

8.3643.00

7.864 1.83

(50)

(14)

Comparison

7.49+2.56

7,762.80

(39)

(21)

219 YR
6.8243.88
(22)
8.3641.82
(33)
8.15+2.26
(40)

D) RETINAL LESIONS
Rongelap

and Ailingnae

Utirik

(31)

(98)

Number

2

|

%

3.9

1.0

* MLT = meanlogtiter.
** Numberof personstested is given in parentheses.

IGT ZR

Comparison
(86)

2
2.3

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