Highly endemic human T-lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) infection in a Venezuelan Guahibo Amerindian group

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 281-286

  Leon Ponte, Matilde ^a,b   Noya, Oscar ^a   Bianco, Nicolas ^a   Echeverría De Perez, Gloria ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b Institute of Immunology   (United States)

Author keywords

Amerindians; HTLV II; Polymerase chain reaction; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 2; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENEZUELA; VIRUS DETECTION;

HTLV; HTLV II; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 2;

EID: 0007818639     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199611010-00011     Document Type: Article

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