The 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), held in Copenhagen, Denmark from April 15th to 18th, 2023, provided a platform for significant discussions in the field of infectious diseases. Among the many experts present at the event, one notable figure was Professor Graham Taylor, the Head of the Section of Virology in the Department of Infectious Disease at Imperial College, London. In an interview with Infectious Disease Frontline, Dr. Taylor shared groundbreaking insights into the potential elimination of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1).