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Dichotomy in Fatal Outcomes in a Large Cohort of People Living with HTLV-1 in São Paulo, Brazil

open access: yesPathogens, 2019
Background: Despite its relatively low incidence of associated diseases, Human T-cell Leukemia Virus-1 (HTLV-1) infection was reported to carry a significant risk of mortality in several endemic areas.
Rosa Maria N. Marcusso   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human T-lymphotropic virus and transfusion safety. Does one size fit all? [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Prevalence and Risk Factors for HTLV-1/2 Infection in Quilombo Remnant Communities Living in the Brazilian Amazon

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2022
Human T-lymphotropic viruses 1 and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) are retroviruses that originated on the African continent and dispersed throughout other continents through human migratory flows. This study describes the prevalence of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infection
Wandrey Roberto dos Santos Brito   +24 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE CELLULAR RECEPTOR (CD4) OF THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS IS EXPRESSED ON NEURONS AND GLIAL CELLS IN HUMAN BRAIN [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
The peculiar tropism of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) for T helper lymphocytes can be explained by a specific interaction between the virus and the CD4 molecule on these cells (1, 2).
Funke, Ilona   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Human T-lymphotropic virus 1/2 infection among immigrants and refugees in Central Brazil, an emerging vulnerable population

open access: yesFrontiers 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   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sexual transmission of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is endemic in many parts of the world and is primarily transmitted through sexual intercourse or from mother to child.
Casseb, Jorge Simão do Rosário   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Global stability of a general HTLV-I infection model with Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte immune response and mitotic transmission

open access: yesAlexandria Engineering Journal, 2023
Mathematical models have been considered as a robust tool to support biological and medical studies of human viral infections. The global stability of viral infection models remains an important and largely open research problem.
A.M. Elaiw, A.S. Shflot, A.D. Hobiny
doaj   +1 more source

Leucoreduction of blood components. an effective way to increase blood safety? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Over the past 30 years, it has been demonstrated that removal of white blood cells from blood components is effective in preventing some adverse reactions such as febrile non-haemolytic transfusion reactions, immunisation against human leucocyte antigens
Bianchi, Maria   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Prevalence of HTLV-I and HTLV-II infections among HIV-1-infected asymptomatic individuals in São Paulo, Brazil

open access: yesRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1997
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1)-infected subjects with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are often infected with multiple pathogens. In particular, HTLV-I and HTLV-II infections have been found more frequently in AIDS patients than in ...
Jorge CASSEB   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Extracellular Vesicles in HTLV-1 Communication: The Story of an Invisible Messenger

open access: yesViruses, 2020
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infects 5–10 million people worldwide and is the causative agent of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) as well as other ...
Sarah Al Sharif   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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