… 5 HTLV-1- and 3 HTLV-2-infected donors were analyzed. Familial transmission of HTLV-1
and -… Brazil, where HTLV-1 and -2 are endemic, counseling blood donor candidates and their …

… figures for a larger population, either because of small population size, geographic focus,
or … of the population examined. In this regard, the population of voluntary blood donors has …

… has been described in these populations located in various countries … blood transfusion.
The transmission from mother to child by breastfeeding is dependant on its duration? 7,28 HTLV-…

… infected with HTLV-1 or HTLV-2 be counseled “not to donate blood, … demographic
determinants of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 and 2 infections among first-time blood donors…

… Due to the large area and population size, it is estimated that Brazil, among all … for HTLV-1/2,
about 2.5 million. This is based on data from blood donations and on only one population-…

… Demographic and risk factors were obtained for 49 of the … HTLV-11 infected blood donors
in a wide range of locations in the United States with a frequency roughly equal to that of HTLV-…

… infection is still considerable among the general population (2.12%) and blood donors (0.45%)
of Mashhad [3,10]. Moreover, remarkable prevalence of the infection has been reported …

… The advantages of this population are that blood donors‘ status is more easily and less … a
healthier noninstitutionalized population. The strong association between blood transfusions in …

… Therefore, the prevalence of HTLV-1 among the blood donors in this study was zero (0%).
The very low prevalence of HTLV-1 infection in the study population makes it difficult to …

… HTLV-I transmission by blood transfusion in The Netherlands, selective anti-HTLV-1 screening
of donors … Also screening of the whole donor population once, followed by screening of …