Epidemiological and molecular evidence of intrafamilial transmission through sexual and vertical routes in Bahia, the state with the highest prevalence of HTLV-1 in Brazil.

• Autori principali: Aidê Nunes da Silva (Autore), Thessika Hialla Almeida Araújo (Autore), Ney Boa-Sorte (Autore), Giovanne Farias (Autore), Ana Karina Galvão-Barroso (Autore), Antônio de Carvalho (Autore), Ana Carolina Vicente (Autore), Bernardo Galvão-Castro (Autore), Maria Fernanda Rios Grassi (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Introduction</h4>Familial clustering of HTLV-1 and related diseases has been reported in Brazil. However, intrafamilial transmission of HTLV-1 based on molecular analysis has been studied only in a few communities of Japanese immigrants and African-Brazilians.<h4>Objective</...