Mother-to-Child Transmission of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type II (HTLV-II)
Authors: Renu B. Lal
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1994)

Brief Reports15 February 1994Mother-to-Child Transmission of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type II (HTLV-II)Renu B. Lal, PhD, Sherry M. Owen, MS, Aluisio A. C. Segurado, MD, and Renan A. Gongora-Biachi, MDRenu B. Lal, PhDFrom Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Centro di Investigaciones Regionales, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.Search for more papers by this author, Sherry M. Owen, MSFrom Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Centro di Investigaciones Regionales, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.Search for more papers by this author, Aluisio A. C. Segurado, MDFrom Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Centro di Investigaciones Regionales, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.Search for more papers by this author, and Renan A. Gongora-Biachi, MDFrom Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; Centro di Investigaciones Regionales, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-120-4-199402150-00007 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Human T-lymphotropic virus type II (HTLV-II) is transmitted primarily by sharing contaminated needles and by sexual contact [1, 2]. Unlike for type I, vertical transmission of HTLV-II has not been documented, although breast-feeding has been suggested as a possible risk factor for HTLV-II transmission [3, 4]. Recent serologic analyses of prostitutes and Mayan Indians in Mexico identified women with HTLV-II infection [5]. We studied family members of four of these women who were positive for HTLV-II to identify the mode of transmission of HTLV-II to close family contacts. 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