title: [Epidemiological features of retroviral infection by HTLV-1 in central Africa].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: ORSTOM, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gardon
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trebucq
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hengy
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Migliani
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rey
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Delaporte
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D015481:HTLV-I Antibodies
vernacular_title: Particularités épidémiologiques de l'infection rétrovirale a HTLV-1 en Afrique centrale.