| [evidence of htlv-1 infection in different groups at risk in barcelona]. | htlv-1 was the first human retrovirus to be isolated. it has been shown that it is the causative agent of t cell leukemia in the adult and some types of subacute myelopathies. the virus is transmitted by similar routes as the aids virus. htlv-1 infection is endemic in south japan, the caribbean countries and some african areas. the prevalence of htlv-1 infection in our country is unknown in the general population and in the groups at high risk. we report the preliminary results of a study of 127 ... | 1990 | 2335981 |