HTLVaware

​​A Virus Does Not Discriminate Neither Should We
As a community we want to promote proven effective transmission prevention strategies against one of the most potent human carcinogens, Human T cell Leukemia Virus subtype 1 (HTLV-1)

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Time to eradicate HTLV-1: an open letter to WHO, by Global Virus Network (GVN) Scientists & Activists

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August 2018
Communique from the Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type-1 Collaborative Forum – August 2018 (Click here for coverage by the Guardian) 
Collaborative Forum on HTLV-1 Alice Springs 2018: A Clinician’s, Scientist’s and Activist’s Representatives Perspective
Collaborative Forum on HTLV-1 Alice Springs 2018: A Patient Representatives perspective

​June 2018
Blood-borne virus expert Dr Fabiola Martin from UQ discusses HTLV-1 virus amongst Indigenous people in Australia and Intellectual Property lawyer, Stephanie Parkin, talks about the limitations in Australian laws to protect Indigenous art from exploitation.

Listen here: https://989fm.com.au/podcasts/lets-talk/lets-talk-45/

May 2018
Global Virus Network issues open letter to WHO on potent human Carcinogen- HTLV-1
HTLV-1: the forgotten virus you've never heard of
World experts call for Australia to act on devastating HTLV-1 virus
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