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Neurological Signs and Symptoms in Human T-Lymphotropic Viruses 1 and 2 Infected Patients Living in the Amazon Region, Northern Brazil [PDF]

Viruses
HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infections are associated with various neurological manifestations, particularly HTLV-1-associated myelopathy (HAM). This descriptive, cross-sectional observational study aimed to investigate and analyze the neurological manifestations ...
Giovani Camelo do Nascimento, Lucas Thiago Ferreira Monteiro, Hemengella Karyne Alves Oliveira, Márcio Yutaka Tsukimata, Bianca Lumi Inomata da Silva, Aline Cecy Rocha Lima, Rodrigo Borges de Oliveira, Gabriel dos Santos Pereira Neto, Eduardo Leitão Maia, Ricardo Ishak, Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto, Izaura Maria Vieira Cayres Vallinoto   +11 more
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HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infections in patients with endemic mycoses in São Paulo, Brazil: A cross-sectional, observational study

The Lancet Regional Health. Americas, 2022
Summary: Background: Brazil is a country endemic for human T-lymphotropic virus 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2), systemic mycoses such as paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) and histoplasmosis (HP), and aspergillosis (AP). The prevalence of HTLV-1/-2 infections in
Adele Caterino-de-Araujo, Karoline Rodrigues Campos, Isis Campos Alves, Adriana Pardini Vicentini   +3 more
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Primary Cancer Prevention Through Vaccination: Advances, Challenges, and Global Perspectives. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Oncogenic viral and bacterial infections constitute a significant portion of the global cancer burden, accounting for up to 15% of cases, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries. Prophylactic vaccination thus appears to be the most effective tool for preventing these preventable cancers, especially those linked to human papillomavirus
Tague C, Domga J, Junaid A, Eshemokhai OR, Kamgang Silatchom J, Mjumbe CK.   +5 more
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Antenatal Screening for HTLV-1 and -2 Among Pregnant Women in Grenada: Combined Seroprevalence, Trends, and Public Health Implications (2015–2024) [PDF]

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The prevalence of Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) infections in Grenada has not been published since 2013. This study aimed to determine the combined seroprevalence and trends in HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 among pregnant women in Grenada from 2015 to 2024.
Sherry-Ann N. Joseph, Christine Richards, Yusuf Yakubu, Achut Malur, Tonia Frame   +4 more
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Development and Validation of a Rapid Screening Test for HTLV-I IgG Antibodies

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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Neuroimmunity of HTLV-I Infection [PDF]

Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 2010
Human T-lymphotrophic virus type I (HTLV-I) is an oncogenic retrovirus and its infection is associated with a variety of human diseases including HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropic spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP). Large numbers of epidemiological, virological, immunological, and clinical studies on HTLV-I- and HTLV-I-associated diseases have been ...
Eiji, Matsuura, Yoshihisa, Yamano, Steven, Jacobson   +2 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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Cholesterol Dependence of HTLV-I Infection [PDF]

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, 2005
Cholesterol-rich plasma membrane microdomains are important for entry of many viruses, including retroviruses. Depletion of cholesterol with 2-hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin inhibits entry of human T cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-1) and HTLV-I envelope pseudotyped lentivirus particles.
Wielgosz, Matthew M, Rauch, Daniel A, Jones, Kathryn S, Ruscetti, Frank W, Ratner, Lee   +4 more
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Mortality associated with HIV-1, HIV-2, and HTLV-I single and dual infections in a middle-aged and older population in Guinea-Bissau

Retrovirology, 2007
Background In Guinea-Bissau HIV-1, HIV-2, and HTLV-I are prevalent in the general population. The natural history of HIV/HTLV-I single and dual infections has not been fully elucidated in this population.
Larsen Olav, Vastrup Pernille, da Silva Zacarias, Holmgren Birgitta, Andersson Sören, Ravn Henrik, Aaby Peter   +6 more
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Usefulness of a Nested-polymerase chain reaction for molecular diagnosis of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I/II

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2004
This study aimed at implementing a Nested-polymerase chain reaction (Nested-PCR) for the molecular diagnosis of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I/II (HTLV-I and HTLV-II) infections in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of infected subjects in ...
Sandra Gallego, Andrea Mangano, René Gastaldello, Luisa Sen, Silvia Medeot   +4 more
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