Infection with retroviruses other than HIV-1 in Spain: a retrospective analysis for HIV-2, HTLV-I, and/or HTLV-II.
HIV-2, human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV)-I, and HTLV-II infections are currently circulating in Spain with no evidence of an increase in the number of reported cases over time. Up to June 2002, a total of 106, 53, and 460 cases of HIV-2, HTLV-I, and HTLV-II infection, respectively, have been identified in Spain. Most HIV-2-infected and HTLV-I-infected individuals are immigrants who come from endemic areas or are Spaniards with a past history of travel to or sexual contacts with persons originating in those areas. In contrast, HTLV-II infection is mainly limited to native intravenous drug users who are frequently coinfected with HIV-1.
Toro
Carlos
C
Service of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Carlos III, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Soriano
Vincent
V
Tuset
Concepción
C
Aguilera
Antonio
A
Caballero
Estrella
E
de Lejarazu
Raul Ortiz
RO
Rodés
Berta
B
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D016358:Contact Tracing; D006800:Deltaretrovirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015367:Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology; D014195:Travel