Publications by authors named "Samantha Assis de Aguiar"
Human T-lymphotropic virus 1aA circulation and risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in an Amazon geographic area with lowest human development index (Marajó Island, Northern Brazil).
Samantha Assis de Aguiar Samires Avelino de Souza França Barbara Brasil Santana Mike Barbosa Santos Felipe Bonfim Freitas
BMC Infect Dis
December 2017
Article Synopsis
- - A study was conducted in the Marajó Archipelago, Brazil, to assess the prevalence of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infections, involving 1,899 biological samples from the local population.
- - Out of the samples, only 11 were initially positive for HTLV antibodies, but deeper molecular testing confirmed only 2 actual infections with HTLV-1.
- - The findings indicated the presence of the Cosmopolitan HTLV-1 subtype in the area, highlighting the local population's lack of awareness about sexually transmitted infections, which poses a risk for the spread of HTLV and other diseases.