HTLV Type I and HTLV Type II Infection among Indians and Natives from Argentina
Endemic foci for HTLV-II infection have been identified in several Amerindian populations. To determine HTLV-I and/or HTLV-II infection among Amerindians living in Argentina we studied 454 sera or plasmas from Indians and natives from different areas of our country. All samples were tested by the pa...
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paper:paper_08892229_v10_n11_p1567_Bouzas2023-06-08T15:47:05Z HTLV Type I and HTLV Type II Infection among Indians and Natives from Argentina adolescent adult aged argentina article child endemic disease human human t cell leukemia virus 1 human t cell leukemia virus 2 human t cell leukemia virus infection infant major clinical study priority journal seroepidemiology Adolescent Adult Argentina Child Child, Preschool DNA, Viral Female HTLV-I Antibodies HTLV-I Infections HTLV-II Antibodies HTLV-II Infections Human Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 Indians, South American Infant Male Middle Age Polymerase Chain Reaction Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Endemic foci for HTLV-II infection have been identified in several Amerindian populations. To determine HTLV-I and/or HTLV-II infection among Amerindians living in Argentina we studied 454 sera or plasmas from Indians and natives from different areas of our country. All samples were tested by the particle agglutination technique, and positive reactions were confirmed by the immunofluorescence assay (IFA). IFA titration was used to differentiate HTLV-I and HTLV-II antibodies. Twenty-three of 222 samples (10.4%) were found positive among the Tobas Indians; 22 samples were typed as HTLV-II and 1 as HTLV-I. Antibodies for HTLV-I were found in the serum and CSF of three natives from Salta with a TSP diagnosis. No positive samples were found among 96 Mapuche Indians and 133 natives from San Luis. Our results indicate that HTLV-II is endemic among the Tobas Indians. In this study, infection by these retroviruses in Argentinian Amerindians seems to have a marked geographic distribution. © 1994, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. All rights reserved. 1994 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_08892229_v10_n11_p1567_Bouzas http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_08892229_v10_n11_p1567_Bouzas |
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adolescent adult aged argentina article child endemic disease human human t cell leukemia virus 1 human t cell leukemia virus 2 human t cell leukemia virus infection infant major clinical study priority journal seroepidemiology Adolescent Adult Argentina Child Child, Preschool DNA, Viral Female HTLV-I Antibodies HTLV-I Infections HTLV-II Antibodies HTLV-II Infections Human Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 Indians, South American Infant Male Middle Age Polymerase Chain Reaction Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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adolescent adult aged argentina article child endemic disease human human t cell leukemia virus 1 human t cell leukemia virus 2 human t cell leukemia virus infection infant major clinical study priority journal seroepidemiology Adolescent Adult Argentina Child Child, Preschool DNA, Viral Female HTLV-I Antibodies HTLV-I Infections HTLV-II Antibodies HTLV-II Infections Human Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 Indians, South American Infant Male Middle Age Polymerase Chain Reaction Support, Non-U.S. Gov't HTLV Type I and HTLV Type II Infection among Indians and Natives from Argentina |
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adolescent adult aged argentina article child endemic disease human human t cell leukemia virus 1 human t cell leukemia virus 2 human t cell leukemia virus infection infant major clinical study priority journal seroepidemiology Adolescent Adult Argentina Child Child, Preschool DNA, Viral Female HTLV-I Antibodies HTLV-I Infections HTLV-II Antibodies HTLV-II Infections Human Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 Indians, South American Infant Male Middle Age Polymerase Chain Reaction Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Endemic foci for HTLV-II infection have been identified in several Amerindian populations. To determine HTLV-I and/or HTLV-II infection among Amerindians living in Argentina we studied 454 sera or plasmas from Indians and natives from different areas of our country. All samples were tested by the particle agglutination technique, and positive reactions were confirmed by the immunofluorescence assay (IFA). IFA titration was used to differentiate HTLV-I and HTLV-II antibodies. Twenty-three of 222 samples (10.4%) were found positive among the Tobas Indians; 22 samples were typed as HTLV-II and 1 as HTLV-I. Antibodies for HTLV-I were found in the serum and CSF of three natives from Salta with a TSP diagnosis. No positive samples were found among 96 Mapuche Indians and 133 natives from San Luis. Our results indicate that HTLV-II is endemic among the Tobas Indians. In this study, infection by these retroviruses in Argentinian Amerindians seems to have a marked geographic distribution. © 1994, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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HTLV Type I and HTLV Type II Infection among Indians and Natives from Argentina |
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HTLV Type I and HTLV Type II Infection among Indians and Natives from Argentina |
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HTLV Type I and HTLV Type II Infection among Indians and Natives from Argentina |
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HTLV Type I and HTLV Type II Infection among Indians and Natives from Argentina |
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HTLV Type I and HTLV Type II Infection among Indians and Natives from Argentina |
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htlv type i and htlv type ii infection among indians and natives from argentina |
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