ArticleFrontiers in public health2022
HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 Infection Among Warao Indigenous Refugees in the Brazilian Amazon: Challenges for Public Health in Times of Increasing Migration.
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- The Global Prevalence of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 Infections among Immigrants and Refugees-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Viruses · 2024Pooled it
- Indigenous Eye Health in the Americas: The Burden of Vision Impairment and Ocular Diseases.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of Human T-Lymphotropic Viruses 1 and 2 in Individuals Infected with Hepatitis C Virus in Belém do Pará, Brazil.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- High prevalence of simian foamy virus infection of South American Indians.PLoS pathogens · 2025Article
- HTLV infection in urban population from Mato Grosso do Sul, Central Brazil.Retrovirology · 2024Article
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- Mapping the risk of respiratory infections using suburban district areas in a large city in Colombia.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Human T-lymphotropic virus 1/2 infection among immigrants and refugees in Central Brazil, an emerging vulnerable population.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Clinical characteristics and outcomes of infection with human T-lymphotropic virus in a non-endemic area: a single institution study.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- HTLV infection in Brazil's second-largest indigenous reserve.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Spread of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus 1 and 2 Among Relatives of People Who Use Illicit Drugs in Northern Brazil.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionHuman T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infection is endemic in indigenous populations of the Americas. We describe herein the prevalence of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infection among Warao indigenous refugees from Venezuela living in Belém, Pará, Brazil.
methodsIn total, 101 individuals of both sexes (43 men and 58 women) between 18 and 77 years of age were investigated. Blood samples were collected and separated into plasma and leukocytes. Serological screening was performed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA; Murex HTLV-I+II, DiaSorin, Dartford, UK), and seropositive samples were submitted to proviral DNA extraction followed by real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). A nested PCR of the
resultsOf the 101 individuals analyzed, 3 (3.0%) were seropositive. Molecular analysis of the
conclusionThese results reveal a high prevalence of HTLV-1/2 infection among Warao immigrants, suggesting migratory flow as a virus spread mechanism among human populations and alert public authorities to the need to create epidemiological surveillance programs, public social and health policies aimed at welcoming immigrants in the Brazilian territory.
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