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.

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Aidê Nunes da Silva (Συγγραφέας), Thessika Hialla Almeida Araújo (Συγγραφέας), Ney Boa-Sorte (Συγγραφέας), Giovanne Farias (Συγγραφέας), Ana Karina Galvão-Barroso (Συγγραφέας), Antônio de Carvalho (Συγγραφέας), Ana Carolina Vicente (Συγγραφέας), Bernardo Galvão-Castro (Συγγραφέας), Maria Fernanda Rios Grassi (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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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</...