| a novel human t-lymphotropic virus type 1c molecular variant in an indigenous individual from new caledonia, melanesia. | human t-lymphotropic virus type 1 (htlv-1) is endemic among people of melanesian descent in papua new guinea, solomon islands and vanuatu, and in indigenous populations from central australia. molecular studies revealed that these australo-melanesian strains constitute the highly divergent htlv-1c subtype. new caledonia is a french overseas territory located in the southwest pacific ocean. htlv-1 situation is poorly documented in new caledonia and the molecular epidemiology of htlv-1 infection r ... | 2017 | 28060812 |