Prevalence of HTLV-I antibody among two distinct ethnic groups inhabiting the Amazon region of Brazil Prevalência do anticorpo HTLV-I em dois grupos étnicos distintos habitando a região da Amazônia Brasileira

Prevalence of HTLV-I antibody among two distinct ethnic groups inhabiting the Amazon region of Brazil Prevalência do anticorpo HTLV-I em dois grupos étnicos distintos habitando a região da Amazônia Brasileira

HTLV-I seroprevalences of 3.63% (02/55), 12.19% (10/82) and 13.88% (10/72) were demonstrated among Tiryio, Mekranoiti and Xicrin Amazonian Indians, respectively, by the Western blotting enzyme assay (WBEI). By indirect immuno electron microscopy (IIEM), 2 Tiriyo, 9 Mekranoiti and 6 Xicrin Amerindian...

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Main Authors: C.M. Nakauchi, Koshi Maruyama, L.I. Kanzaki, A.C. Linhares, V.N. Azevedo, T. Fukushima, M. Miyauchi, N. Koshikawa, C. Tamayama, S. Mochizuki, K. Kawamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1992-08-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I)
Amazonian Indians
Amerindians
Japanese Immigrants
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