title: First description of HTLV-1/2 seroprevalence in HIV-infected inmates in Mozambique.
abstract: No study has yet been conducted to estimate the burden of co-infection of HIV and HTLV-1/2 in inmates in sub-Saharan Africa. To investigate prevalence of co-infection in inmates in Mozambique, a total of 2140 inmates were screened for HIV, of which 515 were HIV seropositive. All HIV seropositive inmates were further screened for HTLV infection, and eight (1.55%) were co-infected. Co-infection was higher in females (3.45% [2/58; CI: 0.42-11.91]) as compared to males (1.35% [6/445; CI: 0.55-3.06]). Early screening of HTLV in prisons is urgently needed in Mozambique in order to improve the care provided to incarcerated individuals, including initiation of ART.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique.
authors.forename: Ângelo
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9017-2065
authors.initials: Â
authors.lastname: Augusto
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique.
authors.forename: Orvalho
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Augusto
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique.
authors.forename: Atija
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taquimo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique.
authors.forename: Carina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nhachigule
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique.
authors.forename: Narcisa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Siyawadya
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique.
authors.forename: Nelson
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tembe
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique.
authors.forename: Nilesh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bhatt
authors.affiliation: Direcção Nacional de Saúde Pública, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique.
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mbofana
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Maputo, Mozambique.
authors.forename: Eduardo Samo
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Gudo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015491:HTLV-II Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000276:immunology*; D015367:Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009073:Mozambique / Q000453:epidemiology; D011330:Prisons; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral
keywords: HIV; HTLV-1/2; Sub Saharan Africa; inmates; mozambique