Seroprevalencia de HTLV-I/II en hombres gays y trabajadoras sexuales de la Isla de Margarita, Venezuela [HTLV-I/II seroprevalence in Gay men and female sex workers on Margarita Island, Venezuela]
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serval:BIB_7A9DE06146A5
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Seroprevalencia de HTLV-I/II en hombres gays y trabajadoras sexuales de la Isla de Margarita, Venezuela [HTLV-I/II seroprevalence in Gay men and female sex workers on Margarita Island, Venezuela]
Journal
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
ISSN
0037-8682 (Print)
ISSN-L
0037-8682
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1998
Volume
31
Number
4
Pages
391-393
Language
spanish
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
In attention to the important HIV-1 seroprevalence observed in Margarita Island, we carried out this study to establish HTLV-I/II seroprevalence into target groups for sexual transmission. Therefore the survey was done with 141 female sex workers and 40 Gay men between 1994 and 1997. We found HTLV-I infection in one man. This is the first known report to describe epidemiological features of HTLV-I/II infection in Margarita Island.
Keywords
Adult, Female, HIV Seroprevalence, HTLV-I Antibodies/blood, HTLV-I Infections/epidemiology, HTLV-I Infections/immunology, HTLV-II Antibodies/blood, Homosexuality, Male/statistics & numerical data, Humans, Male, Prevalence, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Sex Work/statistics & numerical data, Venezuela/epidemiology
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