HIV/AIDS Coinfection
High HTLV-1 prevalence in immigrant male-to-female transsexual HIV+ sex workers
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, November 16th, 2004
According to recent research from Italy, "Human T-lymphotropic virus type I and 2 (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) infections in Europe are limited to intravenous drug users and migrants coming from areas in which they are endemic.
"A survey was undertaken of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 infections in 393 recent immigrants: 167 HIV-1 positive subjects (including 52 male-to-female transsexual sex workers) and 226 pregnant HIV-1 negative women."
"The prevalence of HTLV-1 was 3.6% in the HIV-1 positive group and 0.9% in the HIV-1 negative group. The highest...
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