Variant Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1c and Adult T-cell Leukemia, Australia

Variant Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1c and Adult T-cell Leukemia, Australia

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 is endemic to central Australia among Indigenous Australians. However, virologic and clinical aspects of infection remain poorly understood. No attempt has been made to control transmission to indigenous children. We report 3 fatal cases of adult T-cell leukemi...

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Main Authors: Lloyd Einsiedel, Olivier Cassar, Peter Bardy, Daniel Kearney, Antoine Gessain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1
HTLV-1
adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
ATLL
molecular epidemiology
Australian Aborigines
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/10/13-0105_article
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spelling doaj-5285fc1f57d14ebda23e16e3441f32942020-11-25T01:45:00ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592013-10-0119101639164110.3201/eid1910.130105Variant Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1c and Adult T-cell Leukemia, AustraliaLloyd EinsiedelOlivier CassarPeter BardyDaniel KearneyAntoine GessainHuman T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 is endemic to central Australia among Indigenous Australians. However, virologic and clinical aspects of infection remain poorly understood. No attempt has been made to control transmission to indigenous children. We report 3 fatal cases of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 Australo-Melanesian subtype c.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/10/13-0105_articlehuman T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1HTLV-1adult T-cell leukemia/lymphomaATLLmolecular epidemiologyAustralian Aborigines
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Peter Bardy
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Antoine Gessain
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Peter Bardy
Daniel Kearney
Antoine Gessain
Variant Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1c and Adult T-cell Leukemia, Australia
Emerging Infectious Diseases
human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1
HTLV-1
adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
ATLL
molecular epidemiology
Australian Aborigines
author_facet Lloyd Einsiedel
Olivier Cassar
Peter Bardy
Daniel Kearney
Antoine Gessain
author_sort Lloyd Einsiedel
title Variant Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1c and Adult T-cell Leukemia, Australia
title_short Variant Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1c and Adult T-cell Leukemia, Australia
title_full Variant Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1c and Adult T-cell Leukemia, Australia
title_fullStr Variant Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1c and Adult T-cell Leukemia, Australia
title_full_unstemmed Variant Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1c and Adult T-cell Leukemia, Australia
title_sort variant human t-cell lymphotropic virus type 1c and adult t-cell leukemia, australia
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2013-10-01
description Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 is endemic to central Australia among Indigenous Australians. However, virologic and clinical aspects of infection remain poorly understood. No attempt has been made to control transmission to indigenous children. We report 3 fatal cases of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 Australo-Melanesian subtype c.
topic human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1
HTLV-1
adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma
ATLL
molecular epidemiology
Australian Aborigines
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/10/13-0105_article
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