Low prevalence of HTLV1/2 infection in a population of immigrants living in southern Italy.

Low prevalence of HTLV1/2 infection in a population of immigrants living in southern Italy.

<h4>Aims</h4>To assess the prevalence of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infections in a cohort of immigrants living in southern Italy.<h4>Findings</h4>We screened for antibody to HTLV-1/2 infection 1,498 consecutive immigrants born in endemic areas (sub-Saharan Africa or southern-Asia) by...

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Main Authors: Loredana Alessio, Carmine Minichini, Mario Starace, Laura Occhiello, Mara Caroprese, Giovanni Di Caprio, Caterina Sagnelli, Luciano Gualdieri, Mariantonietta Pisaturo, Lorenzo Onorato, Gaetano Scotto, Margherita Macera, Stefania De Pascalis, Evangelista Sagnelli, Nicola Coppola
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0006601&type=printable
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