| seroprevalence and molecular epidemiology of human t-cell leukemia virus type 1 (htlv-1) and htlv-2 in blood donors from dakar, senegal. | in 2002, human t-cell leukemia virus type 1 (htlv-1) and htlv-2 seroprevalence was 0.16% (8/4,900) in blood donors from dakar, senegal. most of the positive donors originated from the country's southern region. seven donors were infected by htlv-1 (of cosmopolitan subtype), and one was infected by htlv-2. these data highlight the problem of transfusion safety in this area where htlv-1-associated lymphoproliferative and neurological diseases are endemic. | 2006 | 16597891 |
| human t-cell leukaemia/lymphoma virus type 1-associated infective dermatitis in africa: a report of five cases from senegal. | infective dermatitis (id) is a rare dermatological condition of childhood that has been linked to human t-cell leukaemia/lymphoma virus type 1 (htlv-1). most cases have been reported in the caribbean. although several million people are estimated to be infected by htlv-1 in sub-saharan africa, no case of id has been reported in this area. | 2004 | 15149509 |
| [adult t-cell leukemia-lymphoma due to htlv 1. two cases of the acute form at the principal hospital of dakar]. | htlv1 virus is a retrovirus that has been endemic in africa. it is the responsible for tropical spastic paraparesis and adult's t cell leukemia-lymphoma. few cases of adult t-cell leukemia-lymphoma have been described in africa, contrary to japan and caribbean. were are reporting two cases of acute adult t-cell leukemia-lymphoma which characterised by blood lymphoma signs, tumoral nodes and extranods lesions, hypercalcemia and positive retroviral serology of htlv1 virus. the prognosis of these a ... | 1998 | 10797970 |
| [pathologies associated with htlv-1 virus in dakar (1992-1995)]. | a clinical and laboratory study was conducted in dakar (senegal) to assess the involvement of htlv-1 virus (human t lymphotrophic virus type 1) in various diseases. patients were enrolled at three locations: the dermatology department of the fann university hospital center (845 patients) from 1992 to 1995, the dermatology department of the le dantec university hospital center and the oncology department of the principal hospital (7 patients) in 1994 and 1995. the incidence of involvement of huma ... | 1996 | 9026591 |