Different hypotheses have been elaborated to explain how the HTLV spread throughout the
world. It has been proposed that the virus was introduced in Bahia, during the slave-trade …

Different hypotheses have been elaborated to explain how the HTLV spread throughout the
world. It has been proposed that the virus was introduced in Bahia, during the slave-trade …

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 …

In order to clarify the HTLV introduction and dispersion in the south of Bahia, we analyzed
29 samples from HTLV-1 seropositive women. Before the blood collection, all of them …

To understand the origin and past dissemination of human T‐cell leukemia/lymphotropic
virus type I (HTLV‐I) in Latin America, we conducted a phylogenetic study of five new HTLV …

A high prevalence of human T‐lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV‐I) infection among Israeli
Jews was previously reported. In the present study, screening for HTLV‐I of Israeli Jews was …

Materials and methods HTLV-1 infected persons, either patients or HTLV-1 asymptomatic
carriers, mostly living in Paris area, were included. Their geographical origin was …

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 genomic and antigenic features, replication way as well as associated pathology are
recalled herein. The epidemiologic angle and the different transmission ways are also …