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Table 1 Prevalence of HTLV-2 infection in serum samples from three Xikrin villages (Kayapo) based on ELISA and qPCR testing

From: High prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus 2 (HTLV-2) infection in villages of the Xikrin tribe (Kayapo), Brazilian Amazon region

Communities

N

ELISA n (%)

qPCR n (%)

Positive

Undetermined

Positive

Kateté

121

61 (50)

1 (0.8)

46 (38)

Djudjeko

113

45 (40)

2 (2)

25 (22)

Oodjã

29

7 (24)

0

6 (21)

Total

263

113 (43)

3 (1.1)

77 (29)