Background In the last decades, an outbreak of HIV/AIDS occurred in Mozambique (MZ),
and since HIV and HTLV share the same routes of virus transmission/acquisition, we …

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 …

Objective: To assess the prevalence and modes of transmission of HTLV-1 infection in an
adult population in Bissau, and to evaluate possible interactions between the pattern of …

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION A total of 956 children infected with HIV-1/2 were invited to
participate in this study. Of these, 945 (98.8%) consented voluntarily to participate through …

Background HTLV-1 is endemic in Guinea-Bissau, and the highest prevalence in the adult
population (5.2%) was observed in a rural area, Caió, in 1990. HIV-1 and HIV-2 are both …

Objective: To assess the prevalence of HTLV infection and its association with HIV and other
potential risk factors. Design and Setting: A cross-sectional survey and a case-control study …

No study has yet been conducted to estimate the burden of co‐infection of HIV and HTLV‐
1/2 in inmates in sub‐Saharan Africa. To investigate prevalence of co‐infection in inmates in …

Background: HTLV-1 is endemic in Guinea-Bissau, and the highest prevalence in the adult
population (5.2%) was observed in a rural area, Caió, in 1990. HIV-1 and HIV-2 are both …

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 …

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 …