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. 2017 Aug;89(8):1498-1502.
doi: 10.1002/jmv.24801. Epub 2017 May 2.

First description of HTLV-1/2 seroprevalence in HIV-infected inmates in Mozambique

Ângelo Augusto  1 , Orvalho Augusto  2 , Atija Taquimo  3 , Carina Nhachigule  3 , Narcisa Siyawadya  1 , Nelson Tembe  1 , Nilesh Bhatt  1 , Francisco Mbofana  4 , Eduardo Samo Gudo  1
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First description of HTLV-1/2 seroprevalence in HIV-infected inmates in Mozambique

Ângelo Augusto et al. J Med Virol. 2017 Aug.

Abstract

No study has yet been conducted to estimate the burden of co-infection of HIV and HTLV-1/2 in inmates in sub-Saharan Africa. To investigate prevalence of co-infection in inmates in Mozambique, a total of 2140 inmates were screened for HIV, of which 515 were HIV seropositive. All HIV seropositive inmates were further screened for HTLV infection, and eight (1.55%) were co-infected. Co-infection was higher in females (3.45% [2/58; CI: 0.42-11.91]) as compared to males (1.35% [6/445; CI: 0.55-3.06]). Early screening of HTLV in prisons is urgently needed in Mozambique in order to improve the care provided to incarcerated individuals, including initiation of ART.

Keywords: HIV; HTLV-1/2; Sub Saharan Africa; inmates; mozambique.

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