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 …

Human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus that causes lifelong T-cell
infection in humans, impacting the host immune response. This virus causes a range of …

The African continent is considered the largest high endemic area for the oncogenic
retrovirus HTLV-1 with an estimated two to five million infected individuals. However, data on …

Significant advances have occurred in our understanding of the biology, immunology, and
immunopathology of the usually asymptomatic human infection by the intestinal parasite …

We estimate the fractions of cancer attributed to infections in Africa in 2018. The number of
new cancer cases occurring was taken from Globocan2018 with some additional …

A seroprevalence study was carried out of six different human pathogenic viruses, namely
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) …

Evidence for human T celllymphotropic viruses (HTLV) was sought in sera and cells
collected from adults in 13 isolated South and Central American Indian tribes. Serologic …

Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection may cause serious disease, while
pathogenicity of HTLV-2 is less certain. There are no screening or surveillance programs for …

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is endemic in many parts of the world and
is primarily transmitted through sexual intercourse or from mother to child. Sexual …

To determine the association between leprosy and human retroviral infections, 57 leprosy
patients, 39 leprosy contacts, and 500 pregnant women were investigated serologically for …