Silent dissemination of HTLV-1 in an endemic area of Argentina. Epidemiological and molecular evidence of intrafamilial transmission

María C. Frutos; Rene Gastaldello; Marcos Balangero; Carlos Remondegui; Sebastián Blanco; Koko Otsuki; Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente; David Elías; Arnaldo Mangeaud; Silvia Nates; Sandra Gallego

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174920

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Silent dissemination of HTLV-1 in an endemic area of Argentina. Epidemiological and molecular evidence of intrafamilial transmission

María C. Frutos ,

* E-mail: mariaceliafrutos@gmail.com

Affiliation Instituto de Virología “Dr. J. M. Vanella”, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas–Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6349-6264

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Rene Gastaldello,

Affiliation Instituto de Virología “Dr. J. M. Vanella”, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas–Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Marcos Balangero,

Affiliation Instituto de Virología “Dr. J. M. Vanella”, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas–Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Carlos Remondegui,

Affiliation Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciones, Hospital San Roque, San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
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Sebastián Blanco,

Affiliation Instituto de Virología “Dr. J. M. Vanella”, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas–Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Koko Otsuki,

Affiliation Laboratorio de Genética Molecular de Microorganismos, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente,

Affiliation Laboratorio de Genética Molecular de Microorganismos, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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David Elías,

Affiliation Departamento de Matemática. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Arnaldo Mangeaud,

Affiliation Departamento de Matemática. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales- Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Silvia Nates,

Affiliation Instituto de Virología “Dr. J. M. Vanella”, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas–Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Sandra Gallego

Affiliation Instituto de Virología “Dr. J. M. Vanella”, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas–Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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Silent dissemination of HTLV-1 in an endemic area of Argentina. Epidemiological and molecular evidence of intrafamilial transmission

María C. Frutos,
Rene Gastaldello,
Marcos Balangero,
Carlos Remondegui,
Sebastián Blanco,
Koko Otsuki,
Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente,
David Elías,
Arnaldo Mangeaud,
Silvia Nates

Published: April 6, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174920

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