HTLV-1 and -2 infections among 10 indigenous groups in the Peruvian Amazon

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Nov;87(5):954-6. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0289. Epub 2012 Sep 10.

Abstract

Infections with HTLV-1 and -2 were detected in 12 (1.9%) and 6 (0.9%) indigenous individuals living in 27 Amazonian villages in Peru. All infections occurred in Shipibo-Konibo people. HTLV was more common among participants living in villages distant from larger port cities and women with non-monogamous sexual partners.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Female
  • HTLV-I Infections / epidemiology*
  • HTLV-II Infections / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Indians, South American*
  • Male
  • Peru / epidemiology
  • Young Adult