High prevalence of HTLV-1 and 2 viruses in pregnant women in São Luis, state of Maranhão, Brazil

Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is endemic in the Caribbean, Japan, South America and regions of Africa. HTLV-2 is present in Native American populations and associated with IV drug use in Europe and North America. In Brazil, it is estimated that 1.5 million people are infected with...

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Published in:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 45; no. 2; pp. 159 - 162
Main Authors:	Guimarães de Souza, Verônica, Lobato Martins, Marina, Carneiro-Proietti, Anna Bárbara de Freitas, Januário, José Nélio, Ladeira, Roberto Vagner Puglia, Silva, Camila Moreira Serra, Pires, Claudyene, Gomes, Samea Cristina, Martins, Christiane de Souza, Mochel, Elba Gomide
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 01-03-2012 Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Blood Blotting, Western Brasil Brazil - epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Disease transmission Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Epidemiology Female Gravidez HTLV-1/2 HTLV-I Infections - diagnosis HTLV-I Infections - epidemiology HTLV-II Infections - diagnosis HTLV-II Infections - epidemiology Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 - genetics Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 - immunology Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 - genetics Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 - immunology Humans Infant, Newborn Maranhão Middle Aged Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnosis Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - epidemiology Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - virology Prevalence Prevalência Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Sexually transmitted diseases Socioeconomic Factors STD TROPICAL MEDICINE Viral infections Young Adult Brazil Maranhao Brazil Pregnancy Maranhão Brasil Prevalence Brazil Prevalência HTLV-1/2 Gravidez
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