Long-term prevalence follow-up (1967–2022) of HTLV-2 among vulnerable indigenous populations in the Amazon region of Brazil

Long-term prevalence follow-up (1967–2022) of HTLV-2 among vulnerable indigenous populations in the Amazon region of Brazil

IntroductionHuman T-lymphotropic virus 2 (HTLV-2) has been described for more than 30 years as an endemic infection in Brazilian indigenous populations, with its occurrence varying by age and sex, maintained mainly by sexual intercourse and mother-to-child transmission, favoring intrafamilial aggreg...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Ishak, Marluísa de Oliveira Guimarães Ishak, Isabella Nogueira Abreu, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado, Sandra Souza Lima, Maria Alice Freitas Queiroz, Izaura Maria Cayres-Vallinoto, João Farias Guerreiro, Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
HTLV-1/2
Amazon
indigenous
epidemiology
vulnerable population
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1217134/full

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