A high prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV 1/2) infection among Afro-descendants, Esmeraldas province, Ecuador – need for the implementation of surveys and control programs

Background: Infection with the Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type 1 and 2 is endemic in South America. Although there are reports of the presence of these retroviruses in Ecuador, the infection is usually neglected in healthcare settings and by public health authorities, and no actualized p...

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Autores principales: Mosquera-Herrera, Carmen Eulalia, Aspiazu-Miranda, Elvia Piedad, de Waard, Jacobus Henri, Garcia-Bereguiain, Miguel Angel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2019
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6625744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31360069
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S204334

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6625744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31360069
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S204334

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