A deadly virus has infected around 40 percent of adults in rural Aboriginal communities in Australia, and its spread is causing alarm. It’s nothing new, however: The reason it’s got public health ...

Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses (HTLVs) are transmitted through breastfeeding, needle sharing, intravenous drug use, and sexual contact. While HIV makes global headlines, its lesser-known “lost ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved a blood screening test that distinguishes between human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) and HTLV-II, which can cause adult T-cell leukemia ...

Human T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) infection causes adult T-cell leukemia (ATL). Modulation of the transcriptional control of cellular genes by HTLV-1 is thought to be associated with the ...

The human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is estimated to infect 5–20 million people worldwide 1. Among HTLV-1-infected individuals, 90–95% remain asymptomatic throughout their lives.

Residents in Australia's Northern Territory are being affected by an ancient virus that can lead to leukemia and lymphoma. The rate of infection of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1, or HTLV-1, is ...

You’ve heard of HIV. You’ve definitely heard of COVID-19 – probably more often than you want to, let’s face it. You know about HPV, and tons of other viruses besides… but there’s one that gets nowhere ...

A study led by SMU suggests that oleandrin — a drug derived from the Nerium oleander plant — could prevent the HTLV-1 virus from spreading by targeting a stage of the reproduction process that is not ...

HTLV-1, an ancient virus similar to HIV, is spreading around Australia's Northern Territories. Some 40% of adults in certain parts of Australia, mostly indigenous communities, carry the virus. There's ...

An ancient virus infecting residents across Australia’s Northern Territory is leaving death and despair in its path, and doctors are now calling for greater efforts to stop the spread of infections.

It was a mystery illness to them. No one in the immediate Kurian family had heard of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1, HTLV-1, before patriarch George was diagnosed with blood cancer. Doctors told ...