Background Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is considered to be the etiological
agent of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL) and HTLV-associated myelopathy/tropical …

Background: The southeastern coastal area of China has a high prevalence of HTLV-1
infection among blood donors. However, the estimation of HTLV-1 prevalence on a national …

Background: Blood-borne viruses (BBVs) are one of the most important public health
concerns. South Khorasan has a long border with Afghanistan and concern has risen there …

In 2002, human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and HTLV-2 seroprevalence was
0.16%(8/4,900) in blood donors from Dakar, Senegal. Most of the positive donors originated …

Background Research on HTLV in Colombia is limited; despite being an endemic country
there are few studies on the magnitude of this infection. The aim of this study was to …

Background: The epidemiology and prevalence of the Human T-cell leukemia virus type-1
(HTLV-1) infection represent a recommended priority by global health agencies. An in-depth …

Background HTLV-1 infection is currently restricted to endemic areas. To define the
prevalence of HTLV-1 infection in patients living in Italy, we first carried out a retrospective …

Several infectious diseases have been found to be associated with transfusion of blood or
blood components. Reports from studies conducted in many African countries indicate high …

Background So far, the prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type 1 and 2 in
some highly populated countries such as China is still unknown. In this study, a multi-center …

Objectives The natural history of blood donors infected with human T-lymphotropic virus type
1 (HTLV-1) in Israel has never been assessed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …