Frequency of HTLV-1 seroconversion between pregnancies in Nagasaki, Japan, 2011–2018

Frequency of HTLV-1 seroconversion between pregnancies in Nagasaki, Japan, 2011–2018

BackgroundHuman T-cell leukemia virus type-1 (HTLV-1) is transmitted vertically from an infected mother to her child via breastfeeding during infancy or horizontally via sexual contact. However, little information is available on the HTLV-1 seroconversion rate in pregnant mothers and the impact of n...

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Main Authors: Nahoko Komatsu, Masako Iwanaga, Yuri Hasegawa, Shoko Miura, Naoki Fuchi, Hiroyuki Moriuchi, Katsunori Yanagihara, Kiyonori Miura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
HTLV-1
pregnant woman
carrier
screening test
seroconversion
horizontal transmission
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1036955/full

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