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Development and Validation of a Rapid Screening Test for HTLV-I IgG Antibodies [PDF]

Viruses, 2022
Initial diagnosis of human T cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infections is mainly based by detecting antibodies in plasma or serum using laboratory-based methods.
Bobby Brooke Herrera, Rafaela Mayoral, Carlos Brites   +2 more
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A novel high-performance rapid screening test for the detection of total HTLV-I and HTLV-II antibodies in HTLV-I/II infected patients [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Rapid diagnosis of human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type-I and -II infections are essential for timely and cost-effective disease interventions.
Lay Sin Teoh, Vincent Guiraud, Haris Ong, Yang Du, Zhihai Zhao, Agnès Gautheret-Dejean, Na Xu   +6 more
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Molecular Evidence of Human T‑Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Transmission by Needlestick Injury in Healthcare Workers. [PDF]

J Med Virol
ABSTRACT Human T‑cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV‑1) is a retrovirus that spreads primarily through cell‐to‐cell transmission. Occupational transmission of HTLV‐1 by needlestick injury is considered exceedingly rare, with no reported molecularly confirmed cases.
Tokunaga M, Kuramitsu M, Saito M, Yoshimori M, Odawara J, Ito Y, Nakamura H, Sagara Y, Ishii M, Nojiri N, Yoshida-Furihata H, Kuribayashi W, Mizukami T, Miura K, Utsunomiya A.   +14 more
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HTLV-1/2 Infection in Blood Donors from a Non-Endemic Area (Catalonia, Spain) between 2008 and 2017: A 10-Year Experience

Viruses, 2022
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) screening is not mandatory in Spanish blood banks. In Catalonia, selective screening was introduced in 2008, followed by universal screening in 2011.
Maria Piron, Fernando Salvador, Estrella Caballero, Adrián Sánchez-Montalvá, Marta Bes, Natàlia Casamitjana, Lluís Puig, Israel Molina, Silvia Sauleda   +8 more
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Upregulation of Neuropilin-1 Inhibits HTLV-1 Infection

Pathogens, 2023
Infection with human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) can produce a spectrum of pathological effects ranging from inflammatory disorders to leukemia. In vivo, HTLV-1 predominantly infects CD4+ T-cells.
Wesley Kendle, Kimson Hoang, Erica Korleski, Amanda R. Panfil, Nicholas Polakowski, Isabelle Lemasson   +5 more
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Respiratory and Urinary Tract Infections, Arthritis, and Asthma Associated with HTLV-I and HTLV-II Infection

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
Human T-lymphotropic virus types I and II (HTLV-I and -II) cause myelopathy; HTLV-I, but not HTLV-II, causes adult T-cell leukemia. Whether HTLV-II is associated with other diseases is unknown.
Edward L. Murphy, Baoguang Wang, Ronald A. Sacher, Joy Fridey, James W. Smith, Catharie C. Nass, Bruce Newman, Helen E. Ownby, George Garratty, Sheila T. Hutching, George B. Schreiber   +10 more
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Clinical and immunological consequences of human T cell leukemia virus type-I and Schistosoma mansoni co-infection

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2004
Human T cell leukemia virus type-I (HTLV-I) infection is associated with spontaneous T cell activation and uncontrolled lymphocyte proliferation. An exacerbated type-1 immune response with production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (interferon-gamma and ...
Silvane Braga Santos, Aurélia Fonseca Porto, André Luiz Muniz, Amélia Ribeiro de Jesus, Edgar M Carvalho   +4 more
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DETECTION OF HTLV-I ANTIBODIES AND DNA IN BLOOD SAMPLE OF A PATIENT WITH MYELOPATHY IN NIGERIA

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1998
We describe a case of human T-lymphotropic virus type I associated myelopathy in a 50-year old woman in Nigeria. The patient presented with progressive loss of tone to the two lower limbs and later inability to walk.
O. D. OLALEYE, A. OGUNNIYI, Zhi Juan SHENG, Zhiliang LI, S. RASHEED   +4 more
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Performances of HTLV serological tests in diagnosing HTLV infection in high-risk population of São Paulo, Brazil Desempenho de testes sorológicos para o diagnóstico de infecção por HTLV em população de alto-risco de São Paulo, Brasil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2007
Testing problems in diagnosing human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) infection, mostly HTLV-II, have been documented in HIV/AIDS patients. Since December 1998, the Immunology Department of Instituto Adolfo Lutz (IAL) offers HTLV-I/II serology to Public ...
Fabrício Jacob, Elizabeth de los Santos-Fortuna, Raymundo Soares Azevedo, Adele Caterino-de-Araujo   +3 more
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Human T-cell lymphotropic virus types I and II infections in a cohort of patients with neurological disorders in Belém, Pará, Brazil Infecção pelos vírus linfotrópicos humanos de células T tipos I e II entre pacientes com doença neurológica em Belém, Pará, Brasil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2004
Serum- and/or- cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples obtained from 190 patients suffering from chronic, progressive neurological disease were screened for the presence of human T-cell lymphotropic viruses type I (HTLV-I) and type II (HTLV-II) antibodies over
Olinda Macêdo, Telma V. Ribeiro-Lima, Adriana de O. Linhares, Antônio de Moura, Maria de Lourdes C. Gomes, Alexandre C. Linhares   +5 more
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