Because HTLV-I, HTLV-2, and HIV share identical modes of transmission, simultaneous or
subsequent infections with these retroviruses are to be expected. The population of Santos …

The prevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic viruses types 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) in
Mozambique is not known. The present study examined blood samples from 208, 226, and …

During the 1990s, high prevalences of HIV/human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and
HIV/human T lymphotropic virus type 2 (HTLV-2) coinfections were detected in São Paulo …

A community-based study of provirus load in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 2-
infected subjects was done in a rural village in Guinea-Bissau. HIV-2 provirus load varied …

Human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) is endemic in southern Japan and the
Caribbean, but the incidence of HTLV-I-associated diseases varies across geographic …

Background An association between blood stream infections (BSI) and HTLV-1
seropositivity in Indigenous Australians might result from HTLV-1 mediated inflammation …

A real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay using SYBR Green was developed to determine
HTLV-I proviral load (pVL) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), and its …

To determine whether coinfection with HTLV-II influences the course of HIV-1 infection, we
evaluated the progression from asymptomatic HIV infection (CDC group II) to persistent …

In 2006, a cross-sectional survey of 384 randomly selected houses within a community-
based follow-up study was conducted to assess the human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) …

HTLV-1, identified 32-years-ago, is present throughout the world with clusters of high
endemicity such as Southwestern Japan, sub-Saharan Africa, South America, the Caribbean …