Classification, significance and frequency information HTLV-4, the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 4, is one of the less frequently described representatives of the human lymphotropic retroviruses. The literature emphasizes that a fourth HTLV type has been described in African bushmeat hunters. It is precisely this observation that makes HTLV-4 virologically interesting, because it shows that even within theContinue reading

Basics, classification and frequency information HTLV-3, the human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 3, occupies a special position within the retroviruses. The literature describes that the term HTLV-3 was originally used in a different context, but later had to be reclassified. It is precisely this historical and virological development that makes HTLV-3Continue reading