SalvadorBahia has the highest prevalence of HTLV1 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 HTLV1 in Brazil, and to review the virus molecular
epidemiology in this Amazon population (Rio BrancoAcre), 219 blood donors were …

Independent epidemiology for respective human Tcell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) types 1
and 2 is little known in blood donors in Brazil, where screening for HTLV1/2 is mandatory at …

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 …

Human Tlymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV1) is the etiological agent of adult Tcell
leukemia/lymphoma and HTLV1associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis …

INTRODUCTION: Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is endemic in the
Caribbean, Japan, South America and regions of Africa. HTLV-2 is present in Native …

Abstract In the North of Argentina, an endemic area for HTLV1, intrafamilial transmission of
this virus has been observed. The HTLV1 status in 13 family members of a seropositive …

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 …

Background Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) has worldwide distribution and is
considered endemic in many world regions, including southwestern Japan and Brazil …

Abstract Background The Human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) is a retrovirus of the genus
Deltaretrovirus, which belongs to the family Retroviridae. The most important types are HTLV …