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Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus types I and II (HTLV-I/II) in French Guiana: clinical and molecular epidemiology Os Vírus T-Linfotrópicos Humanos tipo I (HTLV-I) e tipo II (HTLV-II) na Guiana Francesa: epidemiologia clínica e molecular

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2003
We review here the epidemiological studies performed by our group on human retrovirus HTLV-I and HTLV-II infections and the associated diseases in French Guiana since 1984.
Mirdad Kazanji, Antoine Gessain
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Seroprevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV and HTLV I-II in a Blood Bank in Medellín, Colombia, 2019–2022

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023
The objective of this research was to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on seroprevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV and HTLV I-II in donors from a blood bank in Medellin, Colombia, 2019–2022. A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out with three
Jaiberth Antonio Cardona-Arias, Luis Felipe Higuita-Gutiérrez   +1 more
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PREVALENCE OF ANTI-HTLV-I/II IN SLOVENIAN BLOOD DONORS AND THEIMPACT ON BLOOD SCREENING

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2008
BACKGROUND Human T-limphotropic viruses type I and II are retroviruses. People infected withHTLV-I/II are usually asymptomatic, lifelong antibodies carriers. Transfusion of blood components is one of the modes of virus transmissions.
Petra Jovanovič, Snežana Levičnik Stezinar   +1 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) among maintenance hemodialysis patients [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Infection with the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), although asymptomatic in most cases, can lead to potentially grave consequences, such as adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy / tropical spastic ...
Angiolina Kraychete, Antonio Alberto Lopes, Edgar M. Carvalho, Gildásio C. Conceição, Maria A. C. Penalva, Márcia S. Martins, Paulo Novis Rocha, Rilma F. S. Santos   +7 more
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HTLV-1 Infection and Cervicovaginal Susceptibility to High-Risk HPV: Findings from Women Living with HTLV-1 in Salvador, Brazil

Viruses
Persistent oncogenic HPV infection is strongly associated with cervical cancer. Studies have suggested a higher prevalence of HPV in women living with HTLV-1.
Alisson de Aquino Firmino, Paulo Roberto Tavares Gomes Filho, Juliana Domett Siqueira, Luana Leandro Gois, Giselle Calasans de Souza Costa, Adenilda Lima Lopes Martins, Mariana Lima Drumond, Marcelo Alves Soares, Bernardo Galvão-Castro, Carlos Gustavo Régis da Silva, Maria Fernanda Rios Grassi   +10 more
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Is the innate bio-protection power against human virus the same between males and females? A conclusion based on blood donor data of HTLV-I infection [PDF]

, 2008
Human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) is a retrovirus that causes adult T-cell leukemia. The male-to-female transmission is stronger than the reverse, so the carrier proportion of women is greater than that of men.
Minoru Tabata, Nobuoki Eshima, Shigeru Karukaya, Yasunori Higuchi   +3 more
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Serological Evidence of HTLV-I and HTLV-II Coinfections in HIV-1 Positive Patients in Belém, State of Pará, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1998
The occurrence of HTLV-I/II and HIV-1 coinfections have been shown to be frequent, probably in consequence of their similar modes of transmission. This paper presents the prevalence of coinfection of HTLV among HIV-1 infected and AIDS patients in Belém ...
Vallinoto ACR, Azevedo VN, Santos DEM, Caniceiro S, Mesquita FCL, Hall WW, Ishak MOG, Ishak R   +7 more
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Seroprevalence of HIV, HTLV-I/II and other perinatally-transmitted pathogens in Salvador, Bahia Soroprevalência do HIV, HTLV-I/II e outros patógenos de transmissão perinatal em Salvador, Bahia

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1995
Generation of epidemiological data on perinatally-transmitted infections is a fundamental tool for the formulation of health policies. In Brazil, this information is scarce, particularly in Northeast, the poorest region of the country.
Jairo Ivo dos Santos, Maria Aparecida de Araújo Lopes, Elizabeth Deliège-Vasconcelos, José Carlos Couto-Fernandez, Balmukund Niljay Patel, Maurício Lima Barreto, Orlando C Ferreira Jr., Bernardo Galvão-Castro   +7 more
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HTLV/HIV Dual Infection: Modeling and Analysis

Mathematics, 2020
Human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are two famous retroviruses that share similarities in their genomic organization, and differ in their life cycle as well.
Ahmed M. Elaiw, Noura H. AlShamrani
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The role of human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) in cardiovascular diseases: A review of literature

ARYA Atherosclerosis, 2018
Cardiovascular diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Chronic inflammation is an important risk factor for atherosclerosis, and viral infections can cause cardiovascular disease by developing inflammation.
Samaneh Abolbashari, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Mahmoud Ebrahimi, Zahra Meshkat   +3 more
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