HTLV-1 infection in Reunion

G Hoarau; B A Gaüzère; H Renard; P Aubry

doi:10.1016/j.medmal.2017.05.004

HTLV-1 infection in Reunion

Med Mal Infect. 2017 Sep;47(5):349-351. doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2017.05.004. Epub 2017 Jun 23.

Authors

G Hoarau¹, B A Gaüzère², H Renard³, P Aubry⁴

Affiliations

¹ Service de microbiologie, CHU de la Réunion, BP 350, 97448 Saint-Pierre, Reunion. Electronic address: drgautierhoarau@gmail.com.
² Service de réanimation polyvalente, CHU de la Réunion, CS 11021, 97400 Saint-Denis, Reunion; Centre René-Labusquière, université de Bordeaux, 33076 Bordeaux, France.
³ Établissement français du sang, 97475 St-Denis, Reunion.
⁴ Centre René-Labusquière, université de Bordeaux, 33076 Bordeaux, France.

PMID: 28651832
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2017.05.004

Abstract

Objectives: Although regularly looked for in blood donors, HTLV infections are very rare in Reunion. We aimed to describe HTLV infections locally.

Patients and methods: HTLV infections were identified from the database of the Reunion University Hospital administrative database (PMSI) between 2000 and 2016. Diagnosis was performed with HTLV 1/2 enzyme immunoassay test and confirmed by Western blot.

Results: We reported three asymptomatic and four symptomatic HTLV infections, including two tropical spastic paraparesis/HTLV-1 associated myelopathies (TSP/HAM) and two adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), diagnosed between 2000 and 2016.

Conclusion: Reunion is a low HTLV prevalence area, which could be explained by its settlement history. The present report underlines the local circulation of HTLV and symptomatic infections.

Keywords: HTLV-1 infections; Infection à HTLV-1; Reunion; Île de la Réunion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
HTLV-I Infections / diagnosis*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Reunion