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. 2012 Nov;87(5):954-6.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0289. Epub 2012 Sep 10.

HTLV-1 and -2 infections among 10 indigenous groups in the Peruvian Amazon

Isaac E Alva  1 , E Roberto Orellana, Magaly M Blas, Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Armando Cotrina, Marina Chiappe, Tadeusz J Kochel, Cesar P Carcamo, Patricia J García, Joseph R Zunt, Anne L Buffardi, Silvia M Montano
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HTLV-1 and -2 infections among 10 indigenous groups in the Peruvian Amazon

Isaac E Alva et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Nov.

Abstract

Infections with HTLV-1 and -2 were detected in 12 (1.9%) and 6 (0.9%) indigenous individuals living in 27 Amazonian villages in Peru. All infections occurred in Shipibo-Konibo people. HTLV was more common among participants living in villages distant from larger port cities and women with non-monogamous sexual partners.

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