Moderate endemicity of the human T-lymphotropic virus infection in the metropolitan region of Belém, Pará, Brazil

Conclusion: There was a moderate prevalence of the HTLV infection among adult individuals from the metropolitan area of Belém, with a predominance of HTLV-1. This infection was associated with low income and increasingly older women. It also presented intrafami ly spread and negligence in the diagnosis of associated diseases.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia - Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research