Molecular evidence of mother-to-child transmission of HTLV-IIc in the Kararao Village (Kayapo) in the Amazon Region of Brazil

Molecular evidence of mother-to-child transmission of HTLV-IIc in the Kararao Village (Kayapo) in the Amazon Region of Brazil

Blood samples from native Indians in the Kararao village (Kayapo), were analysed using serological and molecular methods to characterize infection and analyse transmission of HTLV-II. Specific reactivity was observed in 3/26 individuals, of which two samples were from a mother and child. RFLP analys...

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Main Authors: Ishak Ricardo, Vallinoto Antonio Carlos R., Azevedo Vânia Nakauth, Lewis Martha, Hall William W., Ishak Marluísa O. Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2001-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
HTLV-II
Molecular epidemiology
Vertical transmission
Amerindian populations
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