| prevalence of human t cell leukemia virus-i (htlv-i) antibody among populations living in the amazon region of brazil (preliminary report). | forty-three (31.4%) out of 137 serum samples obtained from two indian communities living in the amazon region were found to be positive for htlv-i antibody, as tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). eighty-two sera were collected from mekranoiti indians, yielding 39% of positivity, whereas 11 (20.0%) of the 55 tiriyo serum samples had antibody to htlv-i. in addition, positive results occurred in 10 (23.2%) out of 43 sera obtained from patients living in the belem area, who were suf ... | 1990 | 2215230 |
| identification of human t-cell lymphotropic virus infection in a semi-isolated afro-brazilian quilombo located in the marajó island (pará, brazil). | antibodies to human t-cell lymphotropic virus-1 and 2 (htlv-1 and 2) were tested in 259 inhabitants (98 males and 161 females) of four villages of the marajó island (pará, brazil) using enzyme immunoassays (elisa and western blot). types and subtypes of htlv were determined by nested polymerase chain reaction (pcr) targeting the px, env and 5 ltr regions. htlv-1 infection was detected in santana do arari (2.06%) and ponta de pedras (1%). htlv-2 was detected only in santana do arari (1.06%). sequ ... | 2006 | 16699718 |
| origin and prevalence of human t-lymphotropic virus type 1 (htlv-1) and type 2 (htlv-2) among indigenous populations in the americas. | human t-lymphotropic virus type 1 (htlv-1) is found in indigenous peoples of the pacific islands and the americas, whereas type 2 (htlv-2) is widely distributed among the indigenous peoples of the americas, where it appears to be more prevalent than htlv-1, and in some tribes of central africa. htlv-2 is considered ancestral in the americas and is transmitted to the general population and injection drug users from the indigenous population. in the americas, htlv-1 has more than one origin, being ... | 2017 | 25651320 |
| neurological manifestations in individuals with htlv-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis in the amazon. | a cross-sectional observational study was conducted. | 2016 | 26169165 |