Association between HTLV-1/2 infection and COVID-19 severity in a migrant Shipibo-Konibo population in Lima, Peru.

Fátima Avila DextreBryan Morales ÁlvarezPaulo Aguirre CastañedaIsaac Efrain AlvaGiovanni LópezAlvaro SchwalbEduardo Gotuzzo

Published in: PLOS global public health (2024)

There was no association found between HTLV-1/2 infection and the clinical severity of COVID-19. The prevalence of HTLV-1/2 infection in the Shipibo-Konibo population is high and warrants continuous monitoring in the advent of other infectious disease outbreaks and the development of HTLV-associated comorbidities.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
infectious diseases
sars cov
risk factors
respiratory syndrome coronavirus