Molecular evidence for transmission of human T-lymphotropic virus type II infection by a human bite.
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.
Bolton
W V
WV
Department of Virology and Biochemistry, Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Sydney, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia.
Davis
A R
AR
Ge
Y C
YC
Dwyer
D E
DE
Kenrick
K G
KG
Cunningham
A L
AL
Saksena
N K
NK
D000328:Adult; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001734:Bites, Human; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D015491:HTLV-II Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000635:transmission*; D015367:Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics
D004279:DNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins