HTLV prevalence is no longer following the decreasing HIV prevalence - 20 years of retroviral surveillance in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa.

CONCLUSIONS: The HTLV prevalence in Bissau showed a non-significant increase. We found evidence supporting continuous vertical and horizontal routes of transmissions.
PMID: 30771284 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Tropica - February 13, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jensen MM, Olesen JS, Kjerulff B, Byberg S, da Silva ZJ, Rodrigues A, Jespersen S, Wejse C, Aaby P, Erikstrup C, Hønge BL Tags: Acta Trop Source Type: research