Very high prevalence of infection with the human T cell leukaemia virus type 1c in remote Australian Aboriginal communities: Results of a large cross-sectional community survey

Autor:	Lloyd Einsiedel, Hai Pham, Mohammad Radwanur Talukder, Kerry Taylor, Kim Wilson, John Kaldor, Antoine Gessain, Richard Woodman
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Zdroj:	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 12 (2021)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1935-2727 1935-2735
Popis:	Infection with the human T cell leukaemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) subtype C is endemic among Aboriginal people in central Australia. To provide insights into the risk factors for transmission, we conducted the first large-scale, community-based prevalence study in seven remote Aboriginal communities. Residents >2 years old were invited to participate in the study between August 2014 and June 2018. HTLV-1 infection was defined as a positive western blot (WB) test or a positive HTLV-1 PCR. 720 community residents participated in the study (children
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