Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 infection among Japanese immigrants and their descendants living in Southeast Brazil: A call for preventive and control responses.

• Main Authors: Larissa M Bandeira (Author), Marco A M Puga (Author), Sabrina M S Weis-Torres (Author), Grazielli R Rezende (Author), João A Domingos (Author), Tayana S O Tanaka (Author), Gabriela A Cesar (Author), Youko Nukui (Author), Ana C P Vicente (Author), Jorge Casseb (Author), Juliana Yamashiro (Author), Aluísio C Segurado (Author), Murilo O Saito (Author), João R R Pinho (Author), Rivaldo V Cunha (Author), Osnei Okumoto (Author), Silvia N O Uehara (Author), Ana R C Motta-Castro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) has worldwide distribution and is considered endemic in southwestern Japan. HTLV-1 infection has been associated with adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) besides other diseases. This...