Epidemiologic aspects of human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection have been
thoroughly studied over the course of approximately 25 years since its first description. The …

Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is found in indigenous peoples of the Pacific
Islands and the Americas, whereas type 2 (HTLV-2) is widely distributed among the …

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. Sexual …

Mayaro virus (MAYV) is an arbovirus (Togaviridae: Alphavirus) enzootic in tropical South
America and maintained in a sylvan cycle involving wild vertebrates and Haemagogus …

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) represent a worldwide public health problem and,
although many of them are curable, they continue to be neglected, especially in areas with a …

People who used illicit drugs (PWUDs) represent an important population group for
acquisition and viral dispersion. In Brazil, high rates of the human T lymphotropic virus 1 …

This narrative review, which is based on a systematic literature search following the PRISMA
guidelines, provides a general overview of Human T‐cell Lymphotropic Virus type 1 (HTLV …

Background HTLV-1 is a retrovirus that causes lymphoproliferative disorders and
inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the central nervous system in humans. The …

INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, studies have shown that HTLV seroprevalence among pregnant
women varies from 0 to 1.8%. However, this seroprevalence was unknown in the State of …

Introdução: A disseminação da infecção pelo vírus linfotrópico-T humano (HTLV) em
famílias da área metropolitana de Belém, Pará, Brasil, e a ausência de estudos na …