Frequent horizontal and mother-to-child transmission may contribute to high prevalence of STLV-1 infection in Japanese macaques

Frequent horizontal and mother-to-child transmission may contribute to high prevalence of STLV-1 infection in Japanese macaques

Abstract Background Simian T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (STLV-1) is disseminated among various non-human primate species and is closely related to human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1), the causative agent of adult T-cell leukemia and HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis....

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Main Authors: Megumi Murata, Jun-ichirou Yasunaga, Ayaka Washizaki, Yohei Seki, Madoka Kuramitsu, Wei Keat Tan, Anna Hu, Kazu Okuma, Isao Hamaguchi, Takuo Mizukami, Masao Matsuoka, Hirofumi Akari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Retrovirology
Subjects:
STLV-1
Japanese macaques
Prevalence
Antibody titer
Proviral load
Mother-to-child transmission
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12977-020-00525-1

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