Cellular Immune Responses against Simian T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Target Tax in Infected Baboons.

Unlabelled: There are currently 5 million to 10 million human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)-infected people, and many of them will develop severe complications resulting from this infection. A vaccine is urgently needed in areas where HTLV-1 is endemic. Many vaccines are best tested in nonhuman primate animal models.