Background HTLV-1 infection is a neglected disease, despite estimates of 10 million people
infected worldwide and producing life-threatening illnesses in 10% of carriers. Sexual …

Background Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a human retrovirus that
causes a lifelong infection. Several diseases, including an aggressive form of leukaemia …

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 …

The human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) retrovirus infects 10–20 million people
globally, with endemic regions in southwestern Japan, the Caribbean basin, Africa, and …

It is 30 years since human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was identified as the first
human retrovirus. To assess the implications of the virus for human health it is very important …

The description of the first human retrovirus, human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1), was
soon associated with an aggressive lymphoma and a chronic inflammatory …

Background Although most HTLV infections in Spain have been found in native intravenous
drug users carrying HTLV-2, the large immigration flows from Latin America and Sub …

Coinfections with HIV-1 and HTLV-I or HTLV-II have been associated with unique
immunophenotypes and an increased risk for development of neurodegenerative …

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 …

Human T cell leukemia/lymphoma virus Type 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2), together with
their simian counterparts (STLV-1, STLV-2 and STLV-3), belong to the Primate T …