Let’s eradicate HTLV-1 together!
HTLV clinics: assessment, treatment & follow up care
Ongoing expansion of HTLV-1 testing
Swift turnaround of HTLV testing & results (serology & viral load)
HTLV Education: Increase awareness & knowledge
- HTLV positive individuals need follow up care
- Assessed for HTLV-1 associated diseases (examination & blood tests)
- Treatment where needed
- Support for the individuals & families
Ongoing expansion of HTLV-1 testing
- Sexual health clinics: to support HTLV carriers & promote safe sex
- Antenatal testing to help HTLV positive mothers & to advise mothers against breastfeeding
- Organ donors: to exclude HTLV-1 positive donations
- People who inject drugs: to support HTLV carriers, promote safe sex & safe injecting
Swift turnaround of HTLV testing & results (serology & viral load)
- Faster time to disease assessment & identification
- Treatment provided as early as possible, if required
HTLV Education: Increase awareness & knowledge
- Access to up-to-date & evidence-based WHO HTLV-1 Fact Sheet & web-page will allow health care providers to diagnose HTLV-1 & its diseases more often and in a timely fashion
- Wider access to HTLV information & resources for patients, families & the wider population
