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The time for action on Human T-Lymphotrophic Virus has arrived: An open letter to WHO

By J Pope
In Aboriginal Health, Hepatitis, HIV, People Who Inject Drugs / AOD, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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Australasian Society for HIV Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (ASHM), 10 May 2018 ASHM has joined the call by leading Human T-Lymphotrophic Virus 1 (HTLV-1) researchers, clinicians and patients to take action on HTLV-1 by signing an open letter to the WHO, published in an abbreviated form in The Lancet. The letter calls on the WHO to support the promotion of proven, effective...

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‘People are scared’: the fight against a deadly virus no one has heard of

By J Pope
In Aboriginal Health, Hepatitis, HIV, Reproductive health, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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Guardian Australia, Tue 24 Apr 2018 14.52 AEST An Aboriginal woman – we’ll call her B – is sitting in a dry creek bed outside her community and telling the world “this is a very bad disease. But we have to talk in a way not to shame people. Not telling them straight out. Telling them gently and quietly.” B is talking about a sickness that has killed her family member and is a potential tragedy...

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