During the three years since the first African acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
cases were confirmed in Europe [4, 6], a preliminary description of the epidemiology of …

Background Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) infection causes lethal adult T-
cell leukemia (ATL) and severely debilitating HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic …

Background Individuals with human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type-1 (HTLV-1)/HIV-1
coinfection have been demonstrated to undergo CD4+ lymphocytosis even in the face of …

Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) proviral load (PVL) in peripheral blood
mononuclear cells (PBMCs) is high in patients with adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma or HTLV …

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type II has spread among intravenous drug users
(IDUs), many of whom are coinfected with HIV-1. We have investigated the rate of HTLV-II …

Objective. We investigated changes in hematologic and biochemical parameters associated
with human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection, antibody titer, and provirus load …

Serological and molecular analyses of a cohort of HIV-1-infected intravenous drug abusers
(IVDAs)(n= 103) in Dublin, Ireland have demonstrated that 15 of 103 (14.6%) were infected …

Editor: Studies performed in South and Central America showed thatHTLV-is endemic in
indigenous Indian popu¬ lations, suggesting that the origin of this virus is the New World.'In …

Objectives: To determine the seroprevalence of, and risk factors for, HTLV-I and HTLV-II
infection among HIV-infected women and women at high risk for HIV infection. Design …

Although early reports of an etiological role of HTLV-I in AIDS are not supported by
subsequent epidemiologic and biologic data, all AIDS specialists should be aware of the …