Epidemiological aspects of retrovirus (HTLV) infection among Indian populations in the Amazon Region of Brazil Aspectos epidemiológicos da infecção pelo retrovírus HTLV entre populações indígenas da Amazônia brasileira
HTLV was initially described in association with a form of leukemia in Japan and a neurological disease in the Caribbean. It was soon shown that HTLV-II was endemic among Amerindians and particularly among Brazilian Indians. The Amazon Region of Brazil is presently the largest endemic area for this...
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
2003-08-01
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