title: [Prevalence of infection due to HTLV-1 in remnant quilombos in Central Brazil].
abstract: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of HTLV-1 infection among remnant black quilombo communities in Central Brazil. A total of 1,837 individuals were evaluated, among whom nine were HTLV-1/2 seropositive according to ELISA. All of them were positive for HTLV-1 by means of Western blot and/or PCR, thus resulting in a prevalence of 0.5% (95% CI: 0.2-1.0). The HTLV-1 infected individuals ranged in age from 11 to 82 years. The majority of them were females. Regarding risk characteristics, histories of breastfeeding, blood transfusion, multiple sexual partners and sexually transmitted diseases were reported by these individuals. The findings from this study indicate the importance of identifying HTLV-1 infected individuals, as a strategy for infection control and prevention in these remnant quilombos.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO. rbringel@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Laura Branquinho do
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: Megmar Aparecida Dos Santos
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.forename: Sheila Araújo
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Teles
authors.forename: Carmen Luci Rodrigues
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Nádia Rúbia da Silva
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: Agabo Macedo da Costa E
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Ana Rita Coimbra
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Motta-Castro
authors.forename: Koko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Otsuki
authors.forename: Ana Carolina Paulo
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Vicente
authors.forename: Regina Maria Bringel
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Martins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D044383:Black People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral