HTLV-1 (ref. 1) is the causal agent of adult T cell leukemia (ATL) and HTLV-1–associated myelopathy and tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and is associated with other inflammatory disorders and ...

A deadly virus has infected around 40 percent of adults in rural Aboriginal communities in Australia, and its spread is causing alarm. It’s nothing new, however: The reason it’s got public health ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved a blood screening test that distinguishes between human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) and HTLV-II, which can cause adult T-cell leukemia ...

Researchers at Kumamoto University have uncovered a previously unknown molecular mechanism by which human T-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-1) drives the development of adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma ...

Residents in Australia's Northern Territory are being affected by an ancient virus that can lead to leukemia and lymphoma. The rate of infection of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1, or HTLV-1, is ...

In some cases, viruses have been linked to cancer. For example, HPV, which is now preventable with a vaccine, can lead to some types of cancer, Epstein-Barr virus has also been connected to the ...

Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses (HTLVs) are transmitted through breastfeeding, needle sharing, intravenous drug use, and sexual contact. While HIV makes global headlines, its lesser-known “lost ...

You’ve heard of HIV. You’ve definitely heard of COVID-19 – probably more often than you want to, let’s face it. You know about HPV, and tons of other viruses besides… but there’s one that gets nowhere ...

It was a mystery illness to them. No one in the immediate Kurian family had heard of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1, HTLV-1, before patriarch George was diagnosed with blood cancer. Doctors told ...

Philadelphia, PA , Sept. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HTLV 2026, the international conference dedicated to advance discovery research on Human T-cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1), today announced ...