Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1-related diseases may constitute a threat to the elimination of human immunodeficiency virus, by 2030, in Gabon, Central Africa

EF Oloumbou, JD Engone-Ondo… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has adopted the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030. Several factors related …

Human T-Lymphotropic virus type 1 and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in rural Gabon

A Mouinga-Ondémé, L Boundenga… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) and human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) co-infection occur in many populations. People living with …

Risk factors for HTLV-1 infection in Central Africa: A rural population-based survey in Gabon

DD Djuicy, A Mouinga-Ondémé, O Cassar… - PLOS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Human T-Lymphotropic Virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a human oncoretrovirus that
infects at least 5 to 10 million people worldwide and is associated with severe diseases …

HTLV European Research Network 2023: the silent pandemic of HTLV-1 infection.

C de Mendoza, A Treviño, V Soriano - AIDS reviews, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
The article focuses on the 2023 HTLV European Research Network (HERN) meeting, which
discussed the silent pandemic of HTLV-1 infection. Topics include the origin and prevalence …

Co-infection by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1): does immune activation lead to a faster progression to …

ES Gudo, NB Bhatt, DR Bila, CM Abreu, A Tanuri… - BMC infectious …, 2009 - Springer
Background Recent data have shown that HTLV-1 is prevalent among HIV positive patients
in Mozambique, although the impact of HTLV-1 infection on HIV disease progression …

Molecular detection and clinical implications of HTLV-1 infections among antiretroviral therapy-naïve HIV-1-infected individuals in Abuja, Nigeria

IA Nasir, AE Ahmad, AU Emeribe… - Virology: research …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

HTLV-1 and HIV-2 infection are associated with increased mortality in a rural West African community

C van Tienen, M Schim van der Loeff, I Peterson… - Plos one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Revisiting human T-cell lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2 infections among rural population in Gabon, central Africa thirty years after the first analysis

M Caron, G Besson, C Padilla, M Makuwa… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
HTLV-1 infection is considered as highly endemic in central Africa. Thirty years ago, a first
epidemiological study was performed in Gabon, central Africa, and revealed that the …

Prevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1/2) in individuals from public health centers in Mozambique

A Caterino-de-Araujo, MC Magri… - AIDS research and …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
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 …

Population‐based prevalence of human T‐lymphotropic virus type 1 in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

AM Ngoma, MD Omokoko, PB Mutombo… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Human T‐cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1), the causative agent of adult
T‐cell leukaemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV‐1‐associated myelopathy/tropical spastic …