Article
What is the situation of human T cell lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) in Africa? Origin and dissemination of genomic subtypes.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology : official publication of the International Retrovirology Association - 1 Jan 1996
Gessain A, de Thé G
Abstract excerpt
Human T cell lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) and its two genomic subtypes, A and B, which differ by 3 to 6% at the nucleotide level (depending on the gene studied), were until recently considered to be endemic only in certain Indian tribes in the Americas and were therefore considered mainly...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Africa
- Child
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- HTLV-II Infections
- Human T-lymphotropic virus 2
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
- Racial Groups
- Seroepidemiologic Studies
- Sex Work
- Substance Abuse, Intravenous