Unknown

Dataset Information

0

Molecular evidence for transmission of human T-lymphotropic virus type II infection by a human bite.


ABSTRACT: Investigation of a human T-lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) infection in a female Australian blood donor identified a human bite as the likely mode of transmission, confirmed by nucleotide sequencing of the proviral tax/rex from both donor and contact. We believe this to be the first report of the transmission of an HTLV by a human bite.

SUBMITTER: Bolton WV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC84221 | biostudies-literature | 1999 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications

Molecular evidence for transmission of human T-lymphotropic virus type II infection by a human bite.

Bolton W V WV   Davis A R AR   Ge Y C YC   Dwyer D E DE   Kenrick K G KG   Cunningham A L AL   Saksena N K NK  

Journal of clinical microbiology 19990101 1


Investigation of a human T-lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) infection in a female Australian blood donor identified a human bite as the likely mode of transmission, confirmed by nucleotide sequencing of the proviral tax/rex from both donor and contact. We believe this to be the first report of the transmission of an HTLV by a human bite. ...[more]

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC2581993 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4151066 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC236747 | biostudies-other
| S-EPMC9307203 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6538170 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC2744246 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC188622 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC3887399 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC4706667 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC3894183 | biostudies-literature