Blocking HTLV-1/2 silent transmission in Brazil: Current public health policies and proposal for additional strategies.
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Published version
Author(s)
Rosadas, Carolina
Menezes, Maria Luiza B
Galvão-Castro, Bernardo
Assone, Tatiane
Miranda, Angélica E
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) are relatively common in Brazil but remain silent and neglected infections. HTLV-1 is associated with a range of diseases with high morbidity and mortality. There is no curative treatment for this lifelong infection, so measures to prevent transmission are essential. This narrative review discusses HTLV-1/2 transmission routes and measures to prevent its continuous dissemination. The public health policies that are currently implemented in Brazil to avoid HTLV-1/2 transmission are addressed, and further strategies are proposed.
Date Issued
2021-09
Date Acceptance
2021-09-01
Citation
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021, 15 (9), pp.1-14
ISSN
1935-2727
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Start Page
1
End Page
14
Journal / Book Title
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume
15
Issue
9
Copyright Statement
© 2021 Rosadas et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
License URL
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34555019
PII: PNTD-D-21-00432
Subjects
06 Biological Sciences
11 Medical and Health Sciences
Tropical Medicine
Publication Status
Published online
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2021-09-23