HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 Infection Among Warao Indigenous Refugees in the Brazilian Amazon: Challenges for Public Health in Times of Increasing Migration

• Main Authors: Isabella Nogueira Abreu (Author), Felipe Teixeira Lopes (Author), Carlos Neandro Cordeiro Lima (Author), Alexandre do Nascimento Barbosa (Author), Lehi Rodrigues de Oliveira (Author), Mayumi Aragão Fujishima (Author), Felipe Bonfim Freitas (Author), Mike Barbosa dos Santos (Author), Vitor Nina de Lima (Author), Izaura M. V. Cayres-Vallinoto (Author), Socorro Castelo-Branco (Author), Hilton P. da Silva (Author), Antonio Carlos R. Vallinoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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IntroductionHuman T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infection is endemic in indigenous populations of the Americas. We describe herein the prevalence of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infection among Warao indigenous refugees from Venezuela living in Belém, Pará, Brazil.MethodsIn total, 101 individuals of both sexes...