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Epidemiological analysis of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infection among different population in Central China. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 are retroviruses linked etiologically to various human diseases, and both of them can be transmitted by vertical route, sexual intercourse, blood transfusion and intravenous drug use.
Yunyun Ma, Shangen Zheng, Na Wang, Yu Duan, Xinyu Sun, Jing Jin, Wenqiao Zang, Min Li, Yuanyuan Wang, Guoqiang Zhao   +9 more
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Trends in the prevalence and distribution of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infections in Spain [PDF]

Virology Journal, 2012
Background Although most HTLV infections in Spain have been found in native intravenous drug users carrying HTLV-2, the large immigration flows from Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa in recent years may have changed the prevalence and distribution of ...
Treviño Ana, Aguilera Antonio, Caballero Estrella, Benito Rafael, Parra Patricia, Eiros Jose M, Hernandez Araceli, Calderón Enrique, Rodríguez Manuel, Torres Alvaro, García Juan, Ramos Jose, Roc Lourdes, Marcaida Goitzane, Rodríguez Carmen, Trigo Matilde, Gomez Cesar, de Lejarazu Raul, de Mendoza Carmen, Soriano Vincent   +19 more
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Telomere Length, Proviral Load and Neurologic Impairment in HTLV-1 and HTLV-2-Infected Subjects [PDF]

Viruses, 2016
Short or damaged telomeres have been implicated in degenerative conditions. We hypothesized that analysis of telomere length (TL) in human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infection and HTLV-associated neuropathy might provide clues to the etiology of ...
Benjamin Usadi, Roberta Bruhn, Jue Lin, Tzong-Hae Lee, Elizabeth Blackburn, Edward L. Murphy   +5 more
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Clonality of HTLV-2 in natural infection. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2014
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and type 2 (HTLV-2) both cause lifelong persistent infections, but differ in their clinical outcomes. HTLV-1 infection causes a chronic or acute T-lymphocytic malignancy in up to 5% of infected individuals ...
Anat Melamed, Aviva D Witkover, Daniel J Laydon, Rachael Brown, Kristin Ladell, Kelly Miners, Aileen G Rowan, Niall Gormley, David A Price, Graham P Taylor, Edward L Murphy, Charles R M Bangham   +11 more
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Spread of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus 1 and 2 Among Relatives of People Who Use Illicit Drugs in Northern Brazil

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
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.
Aldemir Branco Oliveira-Filho, Aldemir Branco Oliveira-Filho, Paula Cristina Rodrigues Frade, Ricardo Roberto de Souza Fonseca, Leila Sawada, Luísa Caricio Martins, Luísa Caricio Martins, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado, Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto, Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto, Ricardo Ishak, Ricardo Ishak, José Alexandre Rodrigues de Lemos, Benedikt Fischer, Benedikt Fischer, Emil Kupek   +16 more
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Anti-HTLV-1/2 IgG Antibodies in the Breastmilk of Seropositive Mothers

Microorganisms, 2021
Background: HTLV-1/2 mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) is an important route for the maintenance of HTLV-1/2 within populations and disproportionally contributes to the burden of HTLV-1-associated diseases.
Carolina Rosadas, Timothy Woo, Jana Haddow, Aileen Rowan, Graham P. Taylor   +4 more
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Infección por virus HTLV-1/2 confirmada por serología y detección de provirus en pacientes ecuatorianos de paraparesis espástica tropical

Infectio, 2020
Background: Infection with the Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type 1 and 2 is endemic in South America. There are only a few clinical reports of this retrovirus in patients in Ecuador, without employing virus-isolation methods or viral DNA ...
Carmen Mosquera
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Plasma proteome analysis in HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Human T lymphotropic virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) causes a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system known as HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM) which resembles chronic spinal forms of multiple ...
Stumpf, M. P. H. (Michael P. H.), Aviva Witkover, Bangham, Charles RM, Kirk, Paul, Taylor, Graham P, Kirk Paul DW, Lewin Alexandra M, Kirk, Paul DW, Bangham Charles RM, Bangham, C. R. M. (Charles R. M.), Taylor, G. P. (Graham P.), Lewin, Alexandra M, Courtney, A, Kirk, PDW, Richardson, Sylvia, Wait Robin, Witkover, A, Lewin, Alexandra M., Alan Courtney, Robin Wait, Graham P Taylor, Courtney Alan, Michael PH Stumpf, Charles RM Bangham, Witkover Aviva, Witkover, Aviva, Wait, R, Paul DW Kirk, Wait, Robin, Richardson, S, Taylor Graham P, Bangham, CRM, Courtney, Alan, Bangham, CR, Richardson Sylvia, Stumpf, MP, Sylvia Richardson, Stumpf, Michael PH, Kirk, PD, Stumpf, MPH, Taylor, GP, Stumpf Michael PH, Alexandra M Lewin, Lewin, AM   +43 more
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Human T-lymphotropic virus 1/2 infection among immigrants and refugees in Central Brazil, an emerging vulnerable population

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionMigratory flows play a significant role in the spread of human T-lymphotropic virus 1/2 (HTLV-1/2). In the last decade, a substantial migration of individuals occurred from Haiti and Venezuela to Brazil.
Thaís Augusto Marinho, Larissa Silva Magalhães, Kamila Cardoso dos Santos, Thaynara Lorrane Silva Martins, Grazielle Rosa da Costa e Silva, Ágabo Macedo da Costa e Silva, Megmar Aparecida dos Santos Carneiro, Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano, Sheila Araújo Teles, Regina Maria Bringel Martins   +9 more
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Making Visible HTLV Infection in a Non-endemic Area of Argentina

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
In Argentina, the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection has been documented mainly among blood banks with a prevalence of ~0.02–0.046% for Buenos Aires city, 0.8% for the northeast, and 1% for the northwest; both areas are considered ...
Federico R. Simioli, Maria B. Bouzas, Dana Mijalovsky, Maria V. Pineda, Lilia Mammana, Andrea Mangano, Andrea Mangano, Tomas A. Orduna   +7 more
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