Title |
High prevalence of HTLV-1 and 2 viruses in pregnant women in São Luis, state of Maranhão, Brazil
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Published in |
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, April 2012
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DOI | 10.1590/s0037-86822012000200004 |
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Authors |
Verônica Guimarães de Souza, Marina Lobato Martins, Anna Bárbara de Freitas Carneiro-Proietti, José Nélio Januário, Roberto Vagner Puglia Ladeira, Camila Moreira Serra Silva, Claudyene Pires, Samea Cristina Gomes, Christiane de Souza Martins, Elba Gomide Mochel |
Abstract |
Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is endemic in the Caribbean, Japan, South America and regions of Africa. HTLV-2 is present in Native American populations and associated with IV drug use in Europe and North America. In Brazil, it is estimated that 1.5 million people are infected with HTLV-1/2. The study objective was to determine HTLV-1/2 prevalence in pregnant women in the prenatal care from three public services in São Luis, State of Maranhão, Brazil, and to counsel seropositive women to reduce viral transmission. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 36 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 1 | 3% |
Student > Postgraduate | 1 | 3% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 3% |
Student > Master | 1 | 3% |
Unknown | 32 | 89% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 6% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 3% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 3% |
Unknown | 32 | 89% |