Epidemiological aspects of retrovirus (HTLV) infection among Indian populations in the Amazon Region of Brazil Aspectos epidemiológicos da infecção pelo retrovírus HTLV entre populações indígenas da Amazônia brasileira

• Những tác giả chính: Ricardo Ishak (Tác giả), Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto (Tác giả), Vânia Nakauth Azevedo (Tác giả), Marluísa de Oliveira Guimarães Ishak (Tác giả)
• Định dạng: Sách
• Được phát hành: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2003-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...