[Epidemiological features of retroviral infection by HTLV-1 in central Africa].
Subsaharian Africa is the most important reservoir of HTLV1 virus but its epidemiology is not well-known. The authors have studied from 1987 to 1990 the situation in 6 countries in Central Africa. The already described routes of transmission are present: through blood transfusions (but it's not such a common practice), heterosexual transmission (but it doesn't seem to be as important as in other continents), and mother to child transmission through breast feeding. Nevertheless, environmental factors--which have to investigated--could play a role for transmission, among them one could think to vectors and parasites.
Louis
J P
JP
ORSTOM, Montpellier, France.
Gardon
J
J
Trebucq
A
A
Hengy
C
C
Louis
F J
FJ
Migliani
R
R
Rey
J L
JL
Delaporte
E
E
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000350:Africa, Central; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged
D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies
Particularités épidémiologiques de l'infection rétrovirale a HTLV-1 en Afrique centrale.