HTLV infection in Brazil’s second-largest indigenous reserve
Amianti C, Bandeira L, Cesar G, Weis-Torres S, Tanaka T, Machado I, Gonçalves C, Simionatto S, Schnaufer E, Freitas F, Vallinoto A, Croda J, Motta-Castro A. HTLV infection in Brazil’s second-largest indigenous reserve. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 16701. PMID: 36202887, PMCID: PMC9537150, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21086-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHTLV infectionHTLV-1HTLV-2HTLV-1-associated myelopathyAdult T-cell leukemia/lymphomaHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1T-cell leukemia/lymphomaChronic inflammatory neurological diseaseHTLV-1 prevalenceInflammatory neurological diseasesHTLV-2 infectionAggressive malignant diseaseLeukemia/lymphomaEnzyme-linked immunosorbentMedian agePregnant populationMalignant diseaseBlood donorsStudy populationDrug usersNeurological diseasesCosmopolitan subtypeWestern blotSerum samplesDisease