Adult T-cell leukemia primary prevention

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]

Overview

Primary prevention of adult-T cell leukemia is aimed at preventing the vertical and person-to-person transmission of HTLV virus. No preventive vaccine against HTLV-1 is currently available.

Primary Prevention

• Primary prevention of adult-T cell leukemia is aimed at preventing the vertical and person-to-person transmission of HTLV virus.
• No preventive vaccine against HTLV-1 is currently available.