Open AccessHTLV-1 and -2 Infections among 10 Indigenous Groups in the Peruvian Amazon
Author(s) -
Isaac E. Alva,
E. Roberto Orellana,
Magaly M. Blas,
Antonio BernabéOrtiz,
Armando Cotrina,
Marina Chiappe,
Tadeusz J. Kochel,
César Cárcamo,
Patricia García,
Joseph R. Zunt,
Anne L. Buffardi,
Silvia M. Montano
Publication year - 2012
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.2012.12-0289
Subject(s) - amazon rainforest , indigenous , amazonian , geography , amazon basin , demography , socioeconomics , medicine , traditional medicine , environmental health , biology , ecology , sociology
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.
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