title: HTLV-1-associated myelopathy in China. A disease acquired overseas?
abstract: This case report documents the first patient from mainland China with an HTLV-1-associated myelopathy. The available epidemiological data suggest a low rate of HTLV1 infection in China, although the surveys are comparatively small. Possible transmission routes and the risk of encountering the disease outside endemic areas are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Steglitz, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seyfert
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008297:Male; D015493:Paraparesis, Tropical Spastic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies