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. 2020 Dec 31;14(12):e0008922.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008922. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Challenges in establishing telehealth care during the COVID-19 pandemic in a neglected HTLV-1-infected population in northeastern Brazil

Bernardo Galvão-Castro  1   2 , Maria Fernanda Rios Grassi  1   2 , Aidê Nunes  2 , Ana Karina Galvão-Barroso  2 , Ana Verena Galvão-Castro  2 , Monique Lírio  2 , Adriele Ribeiro  2 , Thiago de Faria Junqueira  2 , André Luís Silva  2 , Maíara Cerqueira  2 , Sonia Lucia Rangel  2 , Thessika Hialla Almeida Araujo  2 , Ney Boa-Sorte  2 , Inês Dourado  3 , Humberto Castro-Lima  2 , Maria Luísa Carvalho Soliani  2
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Challenges in establishing telehealth care during the COVID-19 pandemic in a neglected HTLV-1-infected population in northeastern Brazil

Bernardo Galvão-Castro et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. Clinical signs and symptoms, associated comorbidities, and socioeconomic profile of people living with HTLV-1 in Brazil.
HTLV-1, human T-cell leukemia virus type-1. Images obtained from http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/ and https://openclipart.org/.
Fig 2
Fig 2. Biopsychosocial comprehensive care for HTLV-1-infected individuals followed at the CHTLV in Salvador, Brazil.
CHTLV, Integrated Multidisciplinary HTLV Center; HTLV-1, human T-cell leukemia virus type-1.
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