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Decline in human T-cell lymphotropic virus-1 prevalence in urban areas of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau: exploring the association with HIV infections.

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Author

  • Zacarias da Silva
  • Jens Nielsen
  • Andreas Andersen
  • Inés Oliveira
  • Francisco Dias
  • Amabélia Rodrigues
  • Birgitta G Holmgren
  • Sören Andersson
  • Peter Aaby

Summary, in English

In 2006, a cross-sectional survey of 384 randomly selected houses within a community-based follow-up study was conducted to assess the human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) prevalence in Bissau. Changes in prevalence and incidence rates were assessed based on a similar survey carried out 10 years earlier. The prevalence of HTLV-1 declined significantly from 3.5% in 1996 to 2.3% in 2006. The incidence between 1996 and 2006 was only 0.9/1000 person-years and tended to be higher for women than for men.

Publishing year

2009

Language

English

Pages

637-639

Publication/Series

AIDS

Volume

23

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Topic

  • Microbiology in the medical area

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1473-5571