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HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS INFECTION AMONG QUILOMBO COMMUNITIES IN CENTRAL BRAZIL
Amianti, Carolina et al. | Date Issued: 2024
Author
Amianti, Carolina
Bandeira, Larissa M.
Lima, Lívia A.
Lago, Bárbara V. do
Vallinoto, Antonio C. R.
Motta-Castro, Ana Rita C.
Affilliation
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. Laboratório de Imunologia Clínica. Campo Grande, MS, Brasil.
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. Laboratório de Imunologia Clínica. Campo Grande, MS, Brasil.
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. Laboratório de Imunologia Clínica. Campo Grande, MS, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Hepatites Virais. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil / Ministério da Saúde. Brasília, DF, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto de Tecnologia em Imunobiológicos (Bio-Manguinhos). Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Universidade Federal do Pará. Laboratório de Virologia. Belém, Pará, PR, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Fiocruz Mato Grosso do Sul. Campo Grande, MS, Brasil / Ministério da Saúde. Brasília, DF, Brasil.
Abstract
Background: This study estimated the sociodemographic characteristics and prevalence of Human Tlymphotropic Virus (HTLV) infection among Afro-Brazilians in the two largest remnant Quilombo communities in Mato Grosso do Sul State. Methods: Participants were interviewed from October 2015 to October 2016. Blood samples were collected and screened for anti-HTLV-1/2 antibodies using a commercial ELISA kit. Results: No positive results for HTLV-1/2 infection were detected among the 316 screened samples. Conclusions: These findings provide additional information on the sociodemographic characteristics and HTLV status of Quilombos in Mato Grosso do Sul State.
Keywords
Brazil
HTLV infections
Prevalence
Quilombos
 
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Citation
AMIANTI, Carolina et al. Human T-lymphotropic Virus infection among Quilombo communities in Central Brazil. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, p. 1-4, Nov. 2024.
DOI
10.1093/trstmh/trae127
ISSN
0035-9203