Prevalence of HTLV-I antibody among two distinct ethnic groups inhabiting the Amazon region of Brazil
HTLV-I seroprevalences of 3.63% (02/55), 12.19% (10/82) and 13.88% (10/72) were demonstrated among Tiryio, Mekranoiti and Xicrin Amazonian Indians, respectively, by the Western blotting enzyme assay (WBEI). By indirect immuno electron microscopy (IIEM), 2 Tiriyo, 9 Mekranoiti and 6 Xicrin Amerindian...
| Autor principal: | NAKAUCHI, C. M. |
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| Outros Autores: | MARUYAMA, Koshi, KANZAKI, Luis Isamu Barros, LINHARES, Alexandre da Costa, AZEVEDO, Vânia Nakauth, FUKUSHIMA, T., MIYAUCHI, M., KOSHIKAWA, N., TAMAYAMA, C., MOCHIZUKI, S., KAWAMURA, K. |
| Grau: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | eng |
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2015
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http://repositorio.ufpa.br/jspui/handle/2011/6194 |
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HTLV-I seroprevalences of 3.63% (02/55), 12.19% (10/82) and 13.88% (10/72) were demonstrated among Tiryio, Mekranoiti and Xicrin Amazonian Indians, respectively, by the Western blotting enzyme assay (WBEI). By indirect immuno electron microscopy (IIEM), 2 Tiriyo, 9 Mekranoiti and 6 Xicrin Amerindians were reactive. Of 44 serum samples from Japanese immigrants, none reacted by any of the techniques before mentioned. One, 8 and 6 serum samples from Tiryio, Mekranoiti and Xicrin Indians, respectively, were both WBEI and IIEM positive. Our results strongly suggest that HTLV-I and/or an HTLV-I antigenic variant circulate (s) among populations living in the Amazon region of Brazil. |