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Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV 1/2) in Ecuador: Time for Action.

Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain, Solon Alberto Orlando, Melissa Joseth Carvajal Capa, Manuel Gonzalez

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Miguel Angel Garcia-BereguiainOne Health Research Group, Universidad de Las Américas, Quito, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0003-0025-3609
Solon Alberto OrlandoInstituto Nacional de Salud Pública e Investigación, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Melissa Joseth Carvajal CapaUniversidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador.ORCID 0009-0001-5343-9506
Manuel GonzalezInstituto Nacional de Salud Pública e Investigación, Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human T-cell lymphotropic viruses of type 1 and 2 (HTLV 1/2) are retroviruses with estimations of 10 million people infected worldwide. HTLV 1/2 viruses are endemic in South America where Indigenous and Afro American populations are considered of high risk. Although several case reports of HTLV 1/2 associated pathologies and some prevalence studies have been reported in Ecuador, the country lacks a national surveillance and control program, and no screening of blood or organ donors is currently done. We discuss the problems associated to HTLV 1/2 in Ecuador and propose a strategy to improve a surveillance and control program.

Indexed as

HTLV-II InfectionsHTLV-I InfectionsHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1Human T-lymphotropic virus 2EcuadorHumansPrevalenceEcuadorHTLV 1HTLV 2surveillance

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PMID40143372
PMCPMC11946159

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