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HTLV-1 virus

August 2019

  • Health workers speak to a woman outside her Northern Territory community

    Indigenous investigations
    Labor pushes Coalition to tackle fatal virus HTLV-1 in Indigenous communities

    Chris Bowen says this is a national crisis and parliament must hold the government to account

September 2018

  • Dr Lloyd Einsiedel from the Baker institute with Field worker Una Ratara

    HTLV-1: major study needed into fatal virus in Indigenous communities

    Taskforce set up to look at HTLV-1 says better access to effective testing and more research are crucial

May 2018

  • Dr Lloyd Einsiedel, left, Joel Liddle, centre, and Shane Schinke of the Baker Institute in central Australia

    Indigenous investigations
    Aboriginal groups cautiously welcome Coalition's $8m pledge to fight HTLV-1

  • A field worker holds an HTLV-1 research finding

    Indigenous investigations
    Time to eradicate HTLV-1, World Health Organisation is warned

  • Dr Robert Gallo at the Institute for Human Virology, Baltimore

    Indigenous investigations
    Treat HTLV-1 virus or risk it spreading widely, doctor who discovered it warns

  • First Dog on the Moon

    HTLV-1: the forgotten virus you've never heard of

    First Dog on the Moon

April 2018

  • Prof Graham Taylor

    Indigenous investigations
    World experts call for Australia to act on devastating HTLV-1 virus

    UK clinician says central Australia’s ‘shocking’ 45% infection rate demands action
  • Joel Liddle

    Indigenous investigations
    What is HTLV-1? The devastating health crisis afflicting central Australia

    Between 5% and 10% of those with the virus will develop a rapidly fatal form of leukaemia
  • Field worker for Baker institute Una Ratara

    Indigenous investigations
    'People are scared': the fight against a deadly virus no one has heard of

    HTLV-1 is endemic across central Australia. But testing takes six months and is not freely available
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