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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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HTLV-2 infection in injection drug users in King County, Washington [PDF]

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2006
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 2 (HTLV-2) is endemic in injection drug users (IDU), and native American populations in the Americas. Transmission is associated with high-risk injection and sexual practices. A cohort of 2561 IDU in King County, Washington completed 2 study visits over 1 y.
Joseph R, Zunt, Ken, Tapia, Hanne, Thiede, Rong, Lee, Holly, Hagan   +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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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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Human T-lymphotropic virus and transfusion safety. Does one size fit all? [PDF]

, 2015
Human T-cell leukemia viruses (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) are associated with a variety of human diseases, including some severe ones. Transfusion transmission of HTLV through cellular blood components is undeniable.
Catalano, Liviana, Facco, Giuseppina, Grazzini, Giuliano, Liumbruno, Giancarlo Maria, Marano, Giuseppe, Piccinini, Vanessa, Pupella, Simonetta, VAGLIO, Stefania   +7 more
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HTLV-1 Tax-1 interacts with SNX27 to regulate cellular localization of the HTLV-1 receptor molecule, GLUT1 [PDF]

, 2019
An estimated 10–20 million people worldwide are infected with human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), with endemic areas of infection in Japan, Australia, the Caribbean, and Africa.
Al-Saleem, Jacob, Dirksen, Wessel P, Green, Patrick L, Kvaratskhelia, Mamuka, Martinez, Michael P, Ratner, Lee, Shkriabai, Nikoloz   +6 more
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Does counseling increase sustained benefit of HAART among prison inmates after release to the community? [PDF]

, 2005
The lack of sustained effectiveness of HAART after release to the community of HIV-infected inmates treated in prison was well demonstrated by Springer et al. in a recent article.
Babudieri, Sergio, Maida, Ivana Rita, Pintus, Antonio, Rezza, Giovanni, Starnini, Giulio   +4 more
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Difficulties in the diagnosis of HTLV-2 infection in HIV/AIDS patients from Brazil: comparative performances of serologic and molecular assays, and detection of HTLV-2b subtype Dificuldades no diagnóstico de infecção por HTLV-2 em pacientes com HIV/Aids do Brasil: análise comparativa de ensaios sorológicos e moleculares e detecção de subtipo HTLV-2b

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2007
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 deficiencies of the commercially available kits in detecting HTLV-2 ...
Helena Kaminami Morimoto, Arilson Akira Morimoto, Edna Maria Vissoci Reiche, Luiz Toshio Ueda, Tiemi Matsuo, Fernando Vissoci Reiche, Adele Caterino-de-Araujo   +6 more
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Human T-cell leukemia virus type 2 post-transcriptional control protein p28 is required for viral infectivity and persistence in vivo [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) type 1 and type 2 are related but distinct pathogenic complex retroviruses. HTLV-1 is associated with adult T-cell leukemia and a variety of immune-mediated disorders including the chronic neurological ...
Brenda Yamamoto, Ihab Younis, Matthew Kesic, Michael D Lairmore, Min Li, Patrick L Green   +5 more
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Prevalence of Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 and 2 among blood donors in Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2017
Introduction: Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) is endemic in Brazil, but few studies have investigated the seroprevalence of HTLV and its subtypes among blood donors in the capital city Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil.
Márcia Poinho EncarnaçÃo de Morais, Cynara Melo Gato, Lucinei Alves Maciel, Pritesh Lalwani, Cristóvão Alves Costa, Jaila Dias Borges Lalwani   +5 more
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