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 …

Retroviral coinfections with HIV-1 and HTLV-1 or with HIV-1 and HTLV-2 occur with variable
frequencies throughout the world with the highest prevalence in large metropolitan areas in …

Mayaro virus (MAYV) is an arbovirus (Togaviridae: Alphavirus) enzootic in tropical South
America and maintained in a sylvan cycle involving wild vertebrates and Haemagogus …

Background: Up to 20 million persons are infected with the human retroviruses human T-
lymphotropic virus (HTLV)-I and HTLV-II globally. Most data on the seroprevalence of HTLV-I …

Study design: Survey. Objective: To determine the disability profile of a group of patients with
human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis …

Study design: Cross-sectional. Objectives: The aim of this survey is to describe the disability
profile in a group of tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-I-associated myelopathy patients …

Simultaneous infection by human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV) and human T-
lymphotropic viruses (HTLV) are not uncommon since they have similar means of …

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type II has spread among intravenous drug users
(IDUs), many of whom are coinfected with HIV-1. We have investigated the rate of HTLV-II …

The current diagnosis of human T-lymphotropic virus type-2 (HTLV-2) infection is based on
the search of specific antibodies; nevertheless, several studies conducted in Brazil pointed …

Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses (HTLV) types I and II are closely related oncogenic
retroviruses that have been associated with lymphoproliferative and neurological disorders …