Human T-lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) is a human retrovirus which is endemic in
Amerindian and pygmy tribes. Molecular subtypes show geographic segregation consistent …

Human T‐lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV‐I) and type II (HTLV‐II) are closely related
retroviruses with similar biological properties and common modes of transmission. HTLV‐I …

Will to Live tells how Brazil, against all odds, became the first developing country to
universalize access to life-saving AIDS therapies--a breakthrough made possible by an …

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type I (HTLV-I) is the etiological agent of adult T-cell
leukemia and HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). HTLV …

Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses type 1 and 2 are retroviruses that share the same routes
of transmission as HIV-1. Since these agents are prevalent simultaneously in different parts …

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) represent a worldwide public health problem and,
although many of them are curable, they continue to be neglected, especially in areas with a …

HTLV was initially described in association with a form of leukemia in Japan and a
neurological disease in the Caribbean. It was soon shown that HTLV-II was endemic among …

Co-infection with HTLV-1 reaches 20% among patients infected by HIV-1 in Bahia, Brazil. To
evaluate its impact on survival, we conducted a retrospective, case–control study involving …

The present study evaluated several techniques currently available (commercial kits and in-
house assays) for diagnosing human T lymphotropic viruses types 1 and 2 in two groups of …

Background Human T-lymphotropic virus type 4 (HTLV-4) is a new deltaretrovirus recently
identified in a primate hunter in Cameroon. Limited sequence analysis previously showed …