The human retroviruses HIV-1 and HTLV-1/HTLV-2 share similar routes of transmission but
cause significantly different diseases. In this review we have outlined the immune mediated …

The Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV) and human T-
lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1) are lymphomagenic viruses with region-specific induced …

Background Here, we report on the partial and full-length genomic (FLG) variability of HTLV-
1 sequences from 90 well-characterized subjects, including 48 HTLV-1 asymptomatic …

Human T‐lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1) infection is an important health issue that
affects a variety of endemic areas. The Khorasan province, mainly its capital Mashhad in …

The human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) and 2 (HTLV-2) can be transmitted between
humans by mechanisms associated with horizontal and vertical routes. Recently, high …

Independent epidemiology for respective human T‐cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) types 1
and 2 is little known in blood donors in Brazil, where screening for HTLV‐1/2 is mandatory at …

Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was the first retrovirus discovered in
humans and is endemic in several parts of the world. Because of risk behaviors, mainly …

Background This cross-sectional study evaluated the prevalence of infection with human T-
lymphotropic virus 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) in a population from the municipalities of …

Provirus mutations of human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1), mostly the lack of the 5′ long
terminal repeat (LTR) genomic region, have been described and associated with severe …

Recently in this journal, one case of human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) infection
without detectable tax gene was described, and infection was confirmed by in-house …