[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 …

Global epidemiology of HTLV-I infection and associated diseases

FA Proietti, ABF Carneiro-Proietti, BC Catalan-Soares… - Oncogene, 2005 - nature.com
Epidemiologic aspects of human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection have been
thoroughly studied over the course of approximately 25 years since its first description. The …

Human T-lymphotropic virus 1: recent knowledge about an ancient infection

K Verdonck, E González, S Van Dooren… - The Lancet infectious …, 2007 - thelancet.com
Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) has infected human beings for thousands of years,
but knowledge about the infection and its pathogenesis is only recently emerging. The virus …

[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 …

Current prevalence of HTLV‐1 in Japan as determined by screening of blood donors

M Satake, K Yamaguchi… - Journal of medical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1; Retroviridae, Deltaretrovirus, Simian T
lymphotropic virus) is a pathogenic retrovirus that causes adult T-cell leukemia, HTLV-1 …

Inflammatory manifestations of HTLV-1 and their therapeutic options

F Martin, GP Taylor, S Jacobson - Expert review of clinical …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is one of the most intriguing retroviruses
infecting humans. Most commonly, infection remains undetected, since it does not cause …

Mother-to-child transmission of human T-cell lymphotropic viruses-1/2: what we know, and what are the gaps in understanding and preventing this route of infection

ABF Carneiro-Proietti… - Journal of the …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Although human T-cell lymphotropic viruses (HTLV-1/2) were described over 30 years ago,
they are relatively unknown to the public and even to healthcare personnel. Although HTLV …

[HTML][HTML] A nationwide antenatal human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 antibody screening in Japan

K Itabashi, T Miyazawa, A Sekizawa, A Tokita… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Japan has been running a nationwide antenatal human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-
1) antibody screening program since 2010 for the prevention of HTLV-1 mother-to-child …

The slowdown of new infections by human retroviruses has reached a plateau in Spain

C de Mendoza, P Carrizo, S Sauleda… - Journal of medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The 2022 annual meeting of the HTLV & HIV‐2 Spanish Network was held in Madrid on
December 14. We summarize here the main information presented and discussed at the …

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 …