Blocking HTLV-1/2 silent transmission in Brazil: Current public health policies and proposal for additional strategies.

• Main Authors: Carolina Rosadas (Author), Maria Luiza B Menezes (Author), Bernardo Galvão-Castro (Author), Tatiane Assone (Author), Angélica E Miranda (Author), Mayra G Aragón (Author), Adele Caterino- (Author), Graham P Taylor (Author), Ricardo Ishak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) are relatively common in Brazil but remain silent and neglected infections. HTLV-1 is associated with a range of diseases with high morbidity and mortality. There is no curative treatment for this lifelong infection, so measures to prevent transmi...