Isolation of the Arawete and Asurini Indians keeps the tribes free from HTLV infection during 36 years of follow-up-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Isolation of the Arawete and Asurini Indians keeps the tribes free from HTLV infection during 36 years of follow-up

Published:2019-10-22 Issue:1 Volume:16 Page:
ISSN:1742-4690
Container-title:Retrovirology
language:en
Short-container-title:Retrovirology

Author:

Vallinoto Antonio C. R.,Otake Mateus I.,Sousa Paulo V. N. R.,Lopes Felipe T.,Sacuena Eliene R. P.,Queiroz Maria A. F.,Costa Greice L. C.,Ishak Marluísa O. G.,Cayres-Vallinoto Izaura M. V.,Guerreiro João F.,Ishak Ricardo

Abstract

Abstract Arawete and Asurini Indian tribes were revisited after a 36-year follow-up in search of HTLV infections. 46 persons (23 from each tribe) were tested for HTLV-1/2 antibodies and viral DNA. None were positive; this was probably because of their social/cultural isolation from neighboring tribes where HTLV-2c is hyperendemic.

Funder

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

Universidade Federal do Pará

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Virology

Link

http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12977-019-0490-1.pdf

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