Familial Transmission of Human T-cell Lymphotrophic Virus: Silent Dissemination of an Emerging but Neglected Infection

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 7; no. 6; p. e2272
• Main Authors: Costa, Carlos Araujo da, Furtado, Karen Cristini Yumi Ogawa, Ferreira, Louise de Souza Canto, Almeida, Danilo de Souza, Linhares, Alexandre da Costa, Ishak, Ricardo, Vallinoto, Antonio Carlos Rosário, Lemos, José Alexandre Rodrigues de, Martins, Luisa Caricio, Ishikawa, Edna Aoba Yassui, Sousa, Rita Catarina Medeiros de, Sousa, Maísa Silva de
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.06.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Brazil - epidemiology; Breastfeeding & lactation; Child; Child, Preschool; Communicable Diseases, Emerging - epidemiology; Communicable Diseases, Emerging - transmission; Cross-Sectional Studies; Deltaretrovirus Infections - epidemiology; Deltaretrovirus Infections - transmission; Development and progression; Disease transmission; Disease Transmission, Infectious; Domestic relations; Families & family life; Family Health; Female; Health aspects; HIV; HTLV-I infections; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 - isolation & purification; Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 - isolation & purification; Humans; Infant; Infections; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; Lymphoma; Male; Medicine; Middle Aged; Mortality; Neglected Diseases - epidemiology; Population; Risk factors; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Studies; Young Adult; Brazil

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, official data...