Article
Epidemiological Description and Molecular Characterization of Intrafamily Transmission of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 in an Endemic Region of Brazil
2023-02-07
Abstract excerpt
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is associated with neurological, degenerative, and inflammatory diseases. Brazil has regions with high prevalence rates. The prevalence among relatives of positive people is high, and intrafamily transmission causes the conservation of the infection for different generations. The investigation of epidemiological and molecular factors may clarify the factors associated wit...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 584fa6c8-d6de-5d75-963a-1f92c0915f26
- DOI
- 10.20944/preprints202302.0128.v1
