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SUBMITTER: Jogeda EL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4949113 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jõgeda Ene-Ly EL Avi Radko R Pauskar Merit M Kallas Eveli E Karki Tõnis T Des Jarlais Don D Uusküla Anneli A Lutsar Irja I Huik Kristi K
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases 20160517
<h4>Background</h4>In Europe, human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type 2 mainly occurs among intravenous drug users (IDUs) with prevalence up to 15% and HTLV-1 among general population with prevalence <1%. However, there is no data regarding the prevalence of HTLV-1 or HTLV-2 in Eastern European IDUs population where HIV prevalence is relatively high. We aimed to determine the prevalence and genotypes of HTLV-1/HTLV-2 among IDUs and healthy volunteers in Estonia.<h4>Methods</h4>The study included ...[more]