Association between HTLV-1 infection and adverse health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies

G Schierhout, S McGregor, A Gessain… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2020 - thelancet.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] HTLV-1 and Co-infections

C Rosadas, GP Taylor - Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus that causes lifelong T-cell
infection in humans, impacting the host immune response. This virus causes a range of …

[HTML][HTML] Current status of HTLV-1 infection

T Watanabe - International journal of hematology, 2011 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] HTLV-1 infection: An emerging risk. Pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis and associated diseases

E Eusebio-Ponce, E Anguita… - Revista Española de …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
ABSTRACT The Human T-Lymphotropic Virus type 1 (HTLV-1) affects up to 10 million
people worldwide. It is directly associated to one of the most aggressive T cell malignancies …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiological aspects and world distribution of HTLV-1 infection

A Gessain, O Cassar - Frontiers in microbiology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
The human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), identified as the first human oncogenic
retrovirus 30 years ago, is not an ubiquitous virus. HTLV-1 is present throughout the world …

Reducing the global burden of HTLV-1 infection: an agenda for research and action

L Willems, H Hasegawa, R Accolla, C Bangham… - Antiviral research, 2017 - Elsevier
Even though an estimated 10–20 million people worldwide are infected with the oncogenic
retrovirus, human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), its epidemiology is poorly …

Clinical manifestations associated with HTLV type I infection: a cross-sectional study

MF Caskey, DJ Morgan, AF Porto… - AIDS research and …, 2007 - liebertpub.com
Human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) causes HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical
spastic paraparesis and adult T cell leukemia in a small percentage of infected individuals …

[HTML][HTML] HTLV-1, the other pathogenic yet neglected human retrovirus: from transmission to therapeutic treatment

N Futsch, R Mahieux, H Dutartre - Viruses, 2017 - mdpi.com
Going back to their discovery in the early 1980s, both the Human T-cell Leukemia virus type-
1 (HTLV-1) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus type-1 (HIV-1) greatly fascinated the …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of HTLV-1 infection and ATL in Japan: an update

M Iwanaga - Frontiers in microbiology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) is an aggressive T-cell malignancy caused by human
T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection that often occurs in HTLV-1-endemic areas …

The neurology of HTLV-1 infection

SA Cooper, MS van der Loeff, GP Taylor - Practical neurology, 2009 - pn.bmj.com
HTLV-1 is a significant global health problem but remains largely confined to endemic areas
and risk groups. However, increasing migration may mean that the virus will be encountered …