| [updating data and stimulating participation]. | the analysis of the brazilian epidemiological situation as of august 1, 1987 showed an annual increase of primary cases of aids of 3.5% since 1986 (2.3% to 4.8%). 82.2% of cumulative reported cases occurred in the southeast region, 62.3% of them in sao paulo. two federal districts, amapa and acre, reported no incidence of aids. in decreasing order, the populations of sao paulo, rio de janeiro, the federal district, and rio grande do sul face a major risk of acquiring infection by hiv. the 25 ... | 1987 | 12282422 |
| molecular characterization of human t-cell lymphotropic virus coinfecting human immunodeficiency virus 1 infected patients in the amazon region of brazil. | the present work evaluated the epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus 1/human t-cell lymphotropic virus (hiv-1/htlv) coinfection in patients living in belém (state of pará) and macapá (state of amapá), two cities located in the amazon region of brazil. a total of 169 blood samples were collected. the sera were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to determine the presence of antibodies anti-htlv-1/2. confirmation of infection and discrimination of htlv types and subtypes was perform ... | 2005 | 16113884 |
| molecular epidemiology of hiv type 1 in northern brazil: identification of subtypes c and d and the introduction of crf02_ag in the amazon region of brazil. | the molecular epidemiology of hiv-1 strains circulating in belem-pa and macapa-ap, in the northern region of brazil, is described using sequences of the c2v3 segment of the env and the pro gene of hiv-1 from patients of the reference unit for special infectious and parasitary diseases (ure-dipe) in belem-pa and the central laboratory (lacen) in macapa-ap. subtype b was the most frequently found in relation to pro (88.3%) in belem and in macapa (97.1%) and env (88.3% in belem and 100% in macapa). ... | 2009 | 19795985 |