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HTLV-1 is predominantly sexually transmitted in Salvador, the city with the highest HTLV-1 prevalence in Brazil by Nunes, David, Boa-Sorte, Ney, Grassi, Maria Fernanda Rios, Taylor, Graham P, Teixeira, Maria Gloria, Barreto, Mauricio L, Dourado, Inês, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo

“…Salvador is the city with the highest number of HTLV-1 infected individuals in Brazil, yet the main route of HTLV-1 transmission is unknown. To investigate the…”
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Blocking HTLV-1/2 silent transmission in Brazil: Current public health policies and proposal for additional strategies by Rosadas, Carolina, Menezes, Maria Luiza B, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, Assone, Tatiane, Miranda, Angélica E, Aragón, Mayra G, Caterino-de-Araujo, Adele, Taylor, Graham P, Ishak, Ricardo

“…Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) are relatively common in Brazil but remain silent and neglected infections. HTLV-1 is associated with a…”
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Molecular characterization of HTLV‐1 genomic region hbz from patients with different clinical conditions by Cucco, Marina Silveira, Moraes, Laise Eduarda Paixão, Oliveira Andrade, Felipe, Khouri, Ricardo, Galvão‐Castro, Bernardo, Araujo, Thessika Hialla Almeida, Almeida Rego, Filipe Ferreira, Gois, Luana Leandro, Barreto, Fernanda Khouri, Santos, Luciane Amorim

“…The human T‐cell lymphotropic virus type‐1 (HTLV‐1) is associated with severe pathologies, such as HTLV‐1‐associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis…”
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Imbalanced IL10/TGF-β production by regulatory T-lymphocytes in patients with HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/ tropical spastic paraparesis by Gois, Luana Leandro, Ribeiro-Soares, Bárbara, Regis-Silva, Carlos Gustavo, Zanette, Dalila L, Lisboa, Raphaella, Nascimento, Regina Santos, Coutinho Junior, Raimundo, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, Grassi, Maria Fernanda Rios

“…Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1), also denominated Human T-cell leukemia virus-1, induces immune activation and secretion of proinflammatory…”
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Association between high proviral load, cognitive impairment, and white matter brain lesions in HTLV-1-infected individuals by Kalil, Rosangela Souza, Vasconcellos, Isabelle, Rosadas, Carolina, Cony, Andrea, Lima, Dulcino P., Gonçalves, Cassia C. Alves, Batista, Everton, Grassi, Maria Fernanda, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, P.Taylor, Graham, Puccioni-Sohler, Marzia

“…The association between high proviral load (PVL) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), cognitive disturbance and white matter brain lesions in…”
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Epidemiological and molecular evidence of intrafamilial transmission through sexual and vertical routes in Bahia, the state with the highest prevalence of HTLV-1 in Brazil by Nunes da Silva, Aidê, Araújo, Thessika Hialla Almeida, Boa-Sorte, Ney, Farias, Giovanne, Galvão-Barroso, Ana Karina, de Carvalho, Antônio, Vicente, Ana Carolina, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, Rios Grassi, Maria Fernanda

“…Familial clustering of HTLV-1 and related diseases has been reported in Brazil. However, intrafamilial transmission of HTLV-1 based on molecular analysis has…”
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Prevalence and characteristics of HTLV-associated uveitis in patients from Bahia, an endemic area for HTLV − 1 in Brazil by Piai Ozores, Daniele, Rathsam Pinheiro, Regina, Boa-Sorte, Ney, Campos e Silva Dias, Maurício, Silva Lima, Raianne, Hialla Almeida Araújo, Thessika, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, Grassi, Maria Fernanda Rios

“…HTLV-1-associated uveitis (HAU) is an inflammatory reaction of the choroid, retina, optic nerve and vitreous that can lead to vision impairment. The worldwide…”
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Distribution of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) and Hepatitis C Co-infection in Bahia, Brazil by Pereira, Felicidade Mota, Almeida, Maria da Conceição Chagas de, Santos, Fred Luciano Neves, Carreiro, Roberto Perez, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, Grassi, Maria Fernanda Rios, Switzer, William M

“…Both Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are endemic in Brazil. In Salvador, the capital of the state of Bahia, 2% and 1.5%…”
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HIV/Aids and COVID-19 in Brazil: in four decades, two antithetical approaches to face serious pandemics by Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, Grassi, Maria Fernanda Rios, Castilho, Euclides Ayres de, Greco, Dirceu Bartolomeu

“…In the space of four decades, Brazil has faced two serious pandemics: human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and…”
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Laboratory diagnosis of human T-lymphotropic virus in Brazil: assays, flowcharts, challenges, and perspectives by Caterino-de-Araujo, Adele, Barbosa-Stancioli, Edel Figueiredo, Alonso Neto, José Boullosa, Aragón, Mayra Gonçalves, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, Ishak, Ricardo, Rosadas, Carolina

“…We present a data analysis and review of recent studies regarding the laboratory diagnosis of human T-lymphotropic virus 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) infections in…”
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Efficacy of Corticosteroid Therapy for HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial (HAMLET-P) by Yamauchi, Junji, Tanabe, Kenichiro, Sato, Tomoo, Nakagawa, Masanori, Matsuura, Eiji, Tsuboi, Yoshio, Tamaki, Keiko, Sakima, Hirokuni, Ishihara, Satoshi, Ohta, Yuki, Matsumoto, Naoki, Kono, Kenichi, Yagishita, Naoko, Araya, Natsumi, Takahashi, Katsunori, Kunitomo, Yasuo, Nagasaka, Misako, Coler-Reilly, Ariella, Hasegawa, Yasuhiro, Araujo, Abelardo, Jacobson, Steven, Grassi, Maria Fernanda Rios, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, Bland, Martin, Taylor, Graham P, Martin, Fabiola, Yamano, Yoshihisa

“…Corticosteroids are most commonly used to treat HTLV-1-associated myelopathy (HAM); however, their clinical efficacy has not been tested in randomized clinical…”
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Evidence of New Endemic Clusters of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus (HTLV) Infection in Bahia, Brazil by Pereira, Felicidade Mota, de Almeida, Maria da Conceição Chagas, Santos, Fred Luciano Neves, Carreiro, Roberto Perez, Regis-Silva, Carlos Gustavo, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, Grassi, Maria Fernanda Rios

“…Salvador, Bahia (northeastern Brazil), has been identified as the epicenter of Human T-cell leukemia virus Human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) type 1 infection…”
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Evaluation of the Inflammatory Cytokines and IL-10 Network in Individuals Co-infected With Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus and Hepatitis C Virus (HTLV/HCV) by Pereira, Felicidade Mota, Ramos, Pablo Ivan Pereira, Lirio, Monique, Mercês Atta, Ajax, Silva de Oliveira, Isabela, Nascimento, Fabio Carneiro Vosqui, Silva, Marcelo Costa, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, Rios Grassi, Maria Fernanda

“…Co-infection between the human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) and the hepatitis C virus (HCV) can modify the natural history of HCV infection. The aim of…”
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Challenges in establishing telehealth care during the COVID-19 pandemic in a neglected HTLV-1-infected population in northeastern Brazil by Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, Rios Grassi, Maria Fernanda, Nunes, Aidê, Galvão-Barroso, Ana Karina, Galvão-Castro, Ana Verena, Lírio, Monique, Ribeiro, Adriele, de Faria Junqueira, Thiago, Silva, André Luís, Cerqueira, Maíara, Rangel, Sonia Lucia, Araujo, Thessika Hialla Almeida, Boa-Sorte, Ney, Dourado, Inês, Castro-Lima, Humberto, Soliani, Maria Luísa Carvalho

“…In an attempt to contain the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, the Brazilian Health Ministry recognized the epidemic as a public health emergency of national importance on…”
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Impaired flexibility in patients with tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-associated myelopathy: evaluation via pendulum fleximeter by Landim, Caroline, Dias, Cristiane Maria Carvalho Costa, Nascimento, Celso, Goes, Ana Lucia Barbosa, Araújo, Thessika Hialla Almeida, Ribeiro, Adriele, Oliveira, Francisco Tiago de, Castro-Lima, Humberto, Boa-Sorte, Ney, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo

“…Abstract Background  Flexibility is crucial to the harmonious execution of joint movements. While skeletal muscle dysfunction in patients with HTLV-1 can…”
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Anthelmintic treatment follow up in a rural community in Camamu, Bahia, Brazil by FARIAS, MARINA M.B., BARRETO, NILO MANOEL P.V., ARAÚJO, WESLEI A.C., OLIVEIRA, CÍNTIA DE LIMA, GONÇALVES, NOILSON LÁZARO S., CAMPAGNOLLO, KAMILA S.S., TEIXEIRA, MÁRCIA CRISTINA A., GALVÃO-CASTRO, BERNARDO, SOARES, NECI M., SOUZA, JOELMA N. DE

“…Enteroparasites are an important public health problem and the treatment seeks to cure and reduce transmission. The aim of this study was to evaluate the…”
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Co-dependence of HTLV-1 p12 and p8 functions in virus persistence by Pise-Masison, Cynthia A, de Castro-Amarante, Maria Fernanda, Enose-Akahata, Yoshimi, Buchmann, R Cody, Fenizia, Claudio, Washington Parks, Robyn, Edwards, Dustin, Fiocchi, Martina, Alcantara, Jr, Luiz Carlos, Bialuk, Izabela, Graham, Jhanelle, Walser, Jean-Claude, McKinnon, Katherine, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, Gessain, Antoine, Venzon, David, Jacobson, Steven, Franchini, Genoveffa

“…HTLV-1 orf-I is linked to immune evasion, viral replication and persistence. Examining the orf-I sequence of 160 HTLV-1-infected individuals; we found…”
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Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) proviral load of HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) patients according to new diagnostic criteria of HAM/TSP by Grassi, Maria Fernanda Rios, Olavarria, Viviana Nilla, Kruschewsky, Ramon de Almeida, Mascarenhas, Rita Elizabeth, Dourado, Inês, Correia, Luis C.L., de Castro-Costa, Carlos Maurício, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo

“…A high human T‐cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1) proviral load is described in HTLV‐1‐associated diseases, especially HAM/TSP. However, the cut‐off value…”
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Comprehensive Antiretroviral Restriction Factor Profiling Reveals the Evolutionary Imprint of the ex Vivo and in Vivo IFN-β Response in HTLV-1-Associated Neuroinflammation by Leal, Fabio E, Menezes, Soraya Maria, Costa, Emanuela A S, Brailey, Phillip M, Gama, Lucio, Segurado, Aluisio C, Kallas, Esper G, Nixon, Douglas F, Dierckx, Tim, Khouri, Ricardo, Vercauteren, Jurgen, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, Saraiva Raposo, Rui Andre, Van Weyenbergh, Johan

“…HTLV-1-Associated Myelopathy (HAM/TSP) is a progressive neuroinflammatory disorder for which no disease-modifying treatment exists. Modest clinical benefit…”
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HTLV-1 Proviral Load in Vaginal Fluid Correlates with Levels in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells by de Aquino Firmino, Alisson, Filho, Paulo Roberto Tavares Gomes, Martins, Adenilda Lima Lopes, Araújo, Thessika Hialla, Gois, Luana Leandro, da Silva Batista, Everton, Araújo, Jean Paulo Lacerda, Galvão-Castro, Bernardo, Grassi, Maria Fernanda Rios

“…The prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) infection is higher in women, and sexual intercourse has been described as an important route of…”
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