Identification of human T-cell lymphotropic virus infection in a semi-isolated Afro-Brazilian quilombo located in the Marajó Island (Pará, Brazil)
Antibodies to human T-cell lymphotropic virus-1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and 2) were tested in 259 inhabitants (98 males and 161 females) of four villages of the Marajó Island (Pará, Brazil) using enzyme immunoassays (ELISA and Western blot). Types and subtypes of HTLV were determined by nested polymerase chai...
Main Authors: | ACR Vallinoto, GS Pontes, NA Muto, IGL Lopes, LFA Machado, VN Azevedo, FAPL Carvalhaes, SEB Santos, JF Guerreiro, MOG Ishak, R Ishak |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2006-02-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000100020 |
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