Human T-Lymphotropic Virus type 1 infection in an Indigenous Australian population: epidemiological insights from a hospital-based cohort study

Human T-Lymphotropic Virus type 1 infection in an Indigenous Australian population: epidemiological insights from a hospital-based cohort study

Abstract Background The Human T Lymphotropic Virus type 1 (HTLV-1) subtype C is endemic to central Australia where each of the major sequelae of HTLV-1 infection has been documented in the socially disadvantaged Indigenous population. Nevertheless, available epidemiological information relating to H...

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Main Authors: Lloyd Einsiedel, Richard J. Woodman, Maria Flynn, Kim Wilson, Olivier Cassar, Antoine Gessain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
HTLV-1
Sexually transmitted infections
Epidemiology
Indigenous
Australia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3366-5

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