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Estimation of HTLV-1 vertical transmission cases in Brazil per annum

BACKGROUND: Brazil has at least 800,000 HTLV-1 infected individuals. HTLV-1 can be transmitted via sexual intercourse, contact with blood and from mother to child, mainly by breastfeeding. Treatments for the high morbidity/mortality associated diseases (ATL and HAM/TSP) are limited, therefore, infec...

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Autores principales: Rosadas, Carolina, Malik, Bassit, Taylor, Graham P., Puccioni-Sohler, Marzia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6261628/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30418973
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006913