Publications
| human t-cell leukemia virus type 1 molecular variants, vanuatu, melanesia. | four of 391 ni-vanuatu women were infected with variants of human t-cell leukemia virus type 1 (htlv-1) melanesian subtype c. these strains had env nucleotide sequences approximately 99% similar to each other and diverging from the main molecular subtypes of htlv-1 by 6% to 9%. these strains were likely introduced during ancient human population movements in melanesia. | 2005 | 15890124 |
| human t lymphotropic virus type 1 subtype c melanesian genetic variants of the vanuatu archipelago and solomon islands share a common ancestor. | melanesia is endemic for human t lymphotropic virus type 1 (htlv-1) subtype c. in 2005, we identified 4 infected women from ambae island, vanuatu. subsequently, 4247 ni-vanuatu originating from 18 islands were enrolled to define htlv-1 epidemiological determinants and to characterize the viral strains molecularly. | 2007 | 17624835 |