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 …

Adult T-cell leukemia: a review of epidemiological evidence

M Iwanaga, T Watanabe, K Yamaguchi - Frontiers in microbiology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) is an aggressive T-cell malignancy caused by human T-cell
leukemia virus type I (HTLV-1) infection and often occurs in HTLV-1-endemic areas, such as …

High prevalence of HTLV-I infection in Mashhad, Northeast Iran: a population-based seroepidemiology survey

H Rafatpanah, MR Hedayati-Moghaddam… - Journal of Clinical …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Mashhad, in the northeast of Iran has been suggested as an endemic area
for human T cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection since 1996. OBJECTIVES: We …

A 15-year prospective longitudinal study of disease progression in patients with HTLV-1 associated myelopathy in the UK

F Martin, A Fedina, S Youshya… - Journal of Neurology …, 2010 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background The natural history of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy (HAM) has been mainly
described in HTLV-1 endemic countries such as Japan, Brazil and Martinique. Objectives …

Prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 among blood donors from Mashhad, Iran

MR Abbaszadegan, M Gholamin… - Journal of clinical …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
The city of Mashhad is the capital of Khorasan, the northeastern province of Iran, which has
been recognized as an area where human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection is …

HTLV, a multi organ oncovirus

S Ramezani, SA Rezaee, Z Farjami, N Ebrahimi… - Microbial …, 2022 - Elsevier
Human T lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I) is a retrovirus that has been recognized as a causative
agent of two crucidal diseases, HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis …

[PDF][PDF] Os vírus linfotrópicos de células T humanos (HTLV) na última década (1990-2000): aspectos epidemiológicos

BC Catalan-Soares, FA Proietti… - Revista Brasileira …, 2001 - SciELO Public Health
Vinte anos após o isolamento do vírus linfotrópico humano tipo I, muitos aspectos
epidemiológicos, patogênicos e filogenéticos já estão esclarecidos. Sabe-se que em …

Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 prevalence in northeastern Iran, Sabzevar: an epidemiologic-based study and phylogenetic analysis

MR Azarpazhooh, K Hasanpour… - AIDS research and …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-I) is an important global health problem in the
world mainly in the endemic areas of HTLV-I infection. It was previously reported that …

HTLV‐1‐associated infective dermatitis: updates on the pathogenesis

NK McGill, J Vyas, T Shimauchi… - Experimental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract HTLV‐1‐associated infective dermatitis (HAID) is the main paediatric manifestation
of human T‐cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1). It is characterised by a chronic …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in Iran

N Parhizgari, MM Gouya, E Mostafavi - Iranian journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Despite development of preventive and controlling strategies regarding infectious diseases,
they are still considered as one of the most significant leading causes of morbidity and …