RISK FACTORS FOR HTLV-II INFECTION IN PERUVIAN MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN | Zendy

Joseph R. Zunt | Zendy; Alberto M. La Rosa | Zendy; Jesús Peinado | Zendy; Javier R. Lama | Zendy; Luis Suárez | Zendy; Mónica Pun | Zendy; César Cabezas | Zendy; Jorge Sánchez | Zendy

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RISK FACTORS FOR HTLV-II INFECTION IN PERUVIAN MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN

Author(s) -

Joseph R. Zunt,

Alberto M. La Rosa,

Jesús Peinado,

Javier R. Lama,

Luis Suárez,

Mónica Pun,

César Cabezas,

Jorge Sánchez

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

american journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.015

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1476-1645

pISSN - 0002-9637

DOI - 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.922

Subject(s) - syphilis , indigenous , population , men who have sex with men , medicine , virology , demography , immunology , biology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , ecology , sociology

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-II (HTLV-II) infection is endemic in indigenous groups in the Americas and injection drug users (IDUs) worldwide. In Peru, HTLV-II infection was previously identified in two indigenous Amazonians. We examined risk factors for HTLV-II infection in 2,703 Peruvian men who have sex with men (MSM): 35 (1.3%) were HTLV-II positive. HTLV-II infection was associated with syphilis, HSV-2 infection, unprotected receptive anal intercourse, and older age. This is the first report of HTLV-II in a non-indigenous non-IDU population in Peru. Additional studies are needed to determine if HTLV-II is a sexually transmitted infection in this and other sexually active populations.

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