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TLV-1-associated myelopathy in China

A disease acquired overseas?

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This case report documents the first patient from main land China with an HTLV-1-associated myelopathy. The available epidemiological data suggest a low rate of HTLV 1 infection in China, although the surveys are comparatively small. Possible transmission routes and the risk of encountering the disease outside endemic areas are discussed.

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  1. Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Steglitz, Freie Universität Berlin, Klingsorstrasse, D-12200, Berlin, Germany

    Sepp Seyfert & Susanne Blum

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Seyfert, S., Blum, S. TLV-1-associated myelopathy in China. J Neurol 241, 398–400 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02033358

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