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 …

Salvador‐Bahia has the highest prevalence of HTLV‐1 infection in Brazil; about 2% of the
population is infected. In this city, the prevalence of HTLV in pregnant women is 1%. There is …

To determine the seroprevalence of HTLV‐1 in Brazil, and to review the virus molecular
epidemiology in this Amazon population (Rio Branco‐Acre), 219 blood donors were …

HTLV-1 was the first described human retrovirus and was soon found to be associated with
severe clinical diseases, including a devastating lymphoma/leukemia and other …

We performed an HTLV epidemiological study of 986 individuals from 17 villages from the
same state of Salvador, the city with the highest HTLV-1 prevalence in Brazil. The HTLV-1 …

Previous serological studies on the Arara do Laranjal Indian group revealed extensive HTLV-
2 infections. A collection of 97 new samples from the Arara were found repeatedly negative …

Introduction The human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is aetiologically linked to
myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and adult T cell leukaemia (ATL) …

Human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was the first oncogenic human
retrovirus discovered in 1980. It is estimated that around 10–20 million people are infected …

Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is found in indigenous peoples of the Pacific
Islands and the Americas, whereas type 2 (HTLV-2) is widely distributed among the …

This study aimed to perform molecular characterization on the human T-cell lymphotropic
virus (HTLV) infecting blood donors attended at the Hematology and Hemotherapy Center …