Epidemiological aspects of retrovirus (HTLV) infection among Indian populations in the Amazon Region of Brazil

• Main Authors: Ishak Ricardo (Author), Vallinoto Antonio Carlos Rosário (Author), Azevedo Vânia Nakauth (Author), Ishak Marluísa de Oliveira Guimarães (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...