Familial transmission of human T-cell lymphotrophic virus: silent dissemination of an emerging but neglected infection.

• Main Authors: Carlos Araujo da Costa (Author), Karen Cristini Yumi Ogawa Furtado (Author), Louise de Souza Canto Ferreira (Author), Danilo de Souza Almeida (Author), Alexandre da Costa Linhares (Author), Ricardo Ishak (Author), Antonio Carlos Rosário Vallinoto (Author), José Alexandre Rodrigues de Lemos (Author), Luisa Caricio Martins (Author), Edna Aoba Yassui Ishikawa (Author), Rita Catarina Medeiros de Sousa (Author), Maísa Silva de Sousa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: HTLV-1 is a retrovirus that causes lymphoproliferative disorders and inflammatory and degenerative diseases of the central nervous system in humans. The prevalence of this infection is high in parts of Brazil and there is a general lack of public health care programs. As a consequence, o...