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Table 1 Demographic data from the Asurini and Arawete tribes and their neighboring HTLV-2 infected Indian communities

From: Isolation of the Arawete and Asurini Indians keeps the tribes free from HTLV infection during 36 years of follow-up

Ethnicity N Male Age range Female Age range HTLV-2 (%) Reference
Arawete 23 10 25 to 85 13 26 to 83 0 *
Asurini 23 8 5 to 72 15 17 to 63 0 *
Kayapó 200 86 0 to > 70 114 0 to > 70 33 3
Arara Laranjal 47 26 NI 21 NI 11.4 3
Parakanã 52 NI NI NI NI 1.9 3
Kararaô 24 11 NI 11 NI 12.5 7
Xikrin 257 146 2 to 90 111 2 to 90 29 8
  1. NI No information available
  2. *Present study
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Retrovirology

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