Human T‐cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1) is endemic in certain regions of the world
where it is associated with lymphoid malignancies. Herein we aim to describe the …

Most previous studies aimed at estimating the number of human T‐cell leukemia virus type‐
1 (HTLV‐1) carriers in endemic areas have been based on seroprevalence rates in blood …

Background. Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) screening of blood and organ
donors is not mandatory in Germany because of its low prevalence (about 7/100 000). An …

Human T-cell lymphtropic virus type I (HTLV-I) is associated with certain hematologic and
neurologic disorders. Seroprevalence studies demonstrated that the distribution of HTLV-I is …

The Human T-lymphotropic viruses (HTLV) belong to Retroviridae family, genus
Deltaretrovirus. Currently they are classified into four types: 1, 2, 3 and 4. The HTLV-1 was …

Objective: The human T-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type I (HTLV-I) is an etiologic agent of
adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and tropical spastic paraparesis. One of the major routes of …

Decline in the Positive Rate of HumanT-Lymphotropic Virus iype-1 (HTLV-1) Antibodies
amongBlood Donors in Nagasaki Page 1 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Decline in the Positive Rate of …

Background: Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses 1 (HTLV1) is endemic in specific regions.
We aimed to determine the prevalence of HTLV I infection among blood donors in southeast …

Background and objectives Donated blood is not currently screened for human T‐cell
lymphotropic virus (HTLV) in South Africa. Several small studies have detected HTLV‐1 in …

Infection with human T-lymphotrophic virus (HTLV) type 1 causes a neurological disorder or
leukaemia in a minority of infected persons. Since January 1993 the Dutch blood banks …