Emerg Infect Dis. 2013 Oct;19(10):1639-41. doi: 10.3201/eid1910.130105.
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 is endemic to central Australia among Indigenous Australians. However, virologic and clinical aspects of infection remain poorly understood. No attempt has been made to control transmission to indigenous children. We report 3 fatal cases of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma caused by human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 Australo-Melanesian subtype c.
人嗜 T 细胞病毒 1 型在澳大利亚中部的土著居民中流行。然而,人们对该病毒的感染的病毒学和临床方面仍知之甚少。尚未试图控制向土著儿童传播该病毒。我们报告了 3 例由人嗜 T 细胞病毒 1 型澳美型 c 引起的成人 T 细胞白血病/淋巴瘤的致死病例。