Background Survival of people with HIV-2 and HTLV-1 infection is better than that of HIV-1
infected people, but long-term follow-up data are rare. We compared mortality rates of HIV-1 …

Abstract Background In Guinea-Bissau HIV-1, HIV-2, and HTLV-I are prevalent in the
general population. The natural history of HIV/HTLV-I single and dual infections has not …

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

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 …

In 1989, a population‐based cohort of persons aged≥ 50 years was established in an
urban area of Guinea‐Bissau, West Africa. Overall, 346 persons were interviewed in detail …

Abstract Background The HIV-2 and HTLV-1 prevalences in Bissau have followed similar
trends in surveys from 1996 and 2006 with HTLV-1 prevalences of 3.6% and 2.3 …

Summary HIV-2 and HTLV-1 infection are both associated with increased mortality, but the
causes of death are not well known. Relatives of 84 deceased persons from a rural part of …

Co-infection with HTLV-1 reaches 20% among patients infected by HIV-1 in Bahia, Brazil. To
evaluate its impact on survival, we conducted a retrospective, case–control study involving …

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 …