The city of Salvador has the highest prevalence of HTLV-I among blood donors in Brazil. To
study the prevalence of HTLV-I among the general population of Salvador, 30 “sentinel …

Background HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 are retroviruses linked etiologically to various human
diseases, and both of them can be transmitted by vertical route, sexual intercourse, blood …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) are
two retroviruses that attack the immune cells and impair their functions. Both HIV and HTLV-I …

Data from a continuing multiyear seroprevalence survey of human T-lymphotropic virus
types I or II (HTLV-I/II) among intravenous drug users in seven US locations were analyzed …

The number of HTLV-1 infected persons in the world has recently been estimated to be at
least at 5 to 10 million or perhaps higher due to unavailable data (Gessain and Cassar Front …

Background: HTLV-1/HIV co-infection is known to elevate the CD4+ T-cell counts of
treatment-naïve persons. We investigated whether HTLV-1/HIV co-infected patients …

One hundred and seven plasma specimens obtained from children born to HIV-1 infected
mothers were tested for the presence of antibody to human T-cell lymphotropic virus types I …

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: To investigate whether clearance of Leishmania parasites from tissue aspirate
smears in patients with HIV and visceral leishmaniasis (VL) co-infection treated with …

A seroprevalence study for human T lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) and HTLV-2 was
conducted in Sao Paulo, Brazil among 2,312 individuals that included following groups …