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Review
. 1990 Oct 11;40(23):2120-3.

[Epidemiology of HTLV-I infection in its hyperendemic foci (Japan, tropical Africa, Caribbean)]

[Article in French]
B Larouze  1 , M Peeters, N Monplaisir, A Trebucq, R Josse, J Y Le Hesran, M C Dazza, C Gaudebout, E Delaporte
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  • PMID: 2237215
Review

[Epidemiology of HTLV-I infection in its hyperendemic foci (Japan, tropical Africa, Caribbean)]

[Article in French]
B Larouze et al. Rev Prat. .

Abstract

HTLV-1 infection is endemic in Japan, black Africa, the Caribbean and several regions of South America. In these foci, the infections is very heterogeneously distributed (variations from village to village, intrafamilial clustering). The virus is transmitted from mother to child, and breast feedings seems to play a major role. Sexual transmission is usually from man to woman. The frequency of transmission by blood transfusion must not be underestimated. It justifies the systematic detection of HTLV-1 infection in areas where it is economically feasible.

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