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

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...

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Autores principales: Rosadas, Carolina, Menezes, Maria Luiza B., Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, Assone, Tatiane, Miranda, Angélica E., Aragón, Mayra G., Caterino-de-Araujo, Adele, Taylor, Graham P., Ishak, Ricardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
Materias:
Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8460035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34555019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009717
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Sumario: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 transmission are essential. This narrative review discusses HTLV-1/2 transmission routes and measures to prevent its continuous dissemination. The public health policies that are currently implemented in Brazil to avoid HTLV-1/2 transmission are addressed, and further strategies are proposed.

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