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Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type II in Guaraní Indians, Southern Brazil

2005; Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; Volume: 21; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0102-311x2005000600045

ISSN

1678-4464

Autores

Márcio Menna-Barreto, Ana Lígia Bender, Sandro L. Bonatto, Loreta B. Freitas, Francisco M. Salzano, Luiza Tamie Tsuneto, Maria Luiza Petzl‐Erler,

Tópico(s)

Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology

Resumo

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) is found in many New World Indian groups on the American continent. In Brazil, HTLV-II has been found among urban residents and Indians in the Amazon region, in the North. Guaraní Indians in the South of Brazil were studied for HTLV-I/II infection. Among 52 individuals, three (5.76%) showed positive anti-HTLV-II antibodies (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot). This preliminary report is the first seroepidemiological study showing HTLV-II infection among Indians in the South of Brazil.

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