Epidemiological aspects of retrovirus (HTLV) infection among Indian populations in the Amazon Region of Brazil

Epidemiological aspects of retrovirus (HTLV) infection among Indian populations in the Amazon Region of Brazil

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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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Main Authors: Ricardo Ishak, Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto, Vânia Nakauth Azevedo, Marluísa de Oliveira Guimarães Ishak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
vírus linfotrópico de células t humanas ii
retroviridae
índios sul-americanos
ecossistema amazônico
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