Going back to their discovery in the early 1980s, both the Human T-cell Leukemia virus type-
1 (HTLV-1) and the Human Immunodeficiency Virus type-1 (HIV-1) greatly fascinated the …

Surveillance of emerging viral variants is critical to ensuring that blood screening and
diagnostic tests detect all infections regardless of strain or geographic location. In this study …

The human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) is part of the group of retroviruses that share similar
routes of transmission to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Coinfection of these …

Background The peripartum period is both a highly vulnerable stage and a significant
indicator of a population's health status. Interest is increasing in human T-cell lymphotropic …

Introduction: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus has long been associated with Adult T-cell
leukemia/lymphoma, HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis, and hairy …

Background Globally, 15% of reported cancers are virus-associated. Cancer-causing
viruses include high-risk Human papillomavirus (HR-HPV), the causative agent of cervical …

Objectives: This study was aimed at determining human T-lymphotropic virus 1/2 prevalence
among apparently healthy, immunocompromised and haematologic malignant individuals in …

Adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia (ATLL) is a rare tumour of T-lymphocytes that is associated
with human T-lymphotrophic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection as well as severe/refractory …

BACKGROUND: There is the paucity of HTLV-1/-2 studies on Nigerian pregnant women
despite the medical and public health significance of maternal-to-child transmission of HTLV …

Abstract HIV and HTLV (Human T-ymphotropic Virus) are the only known retroviruses
responsible for causing infection in humans. HTLV-1 and HIV-1 are frequent co-pathogens …