Epidemiological aspects of retrovirus (HTLV) infection among Indian populations in the Amazon Region of Brazil
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...
Main Authors: | Ishak Ricardo, Vallinoto Antonio Carlos Rosário, Azevedo Vânia Nakauth, Ishak Marluísa de Oliveira Guimarães |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
2003-01-01
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Series: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2003000400013 |
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