Background-HTLV is a lymphotropic virus which can contribute to carcinogenesis in adult T-
cell leukemia. The prevalence of this virus in Northeastern Iran has led us to investigate …

Abstract Background and Objectives Blood transfusion is one of the routes of Human T-
Lymphotropic virus (HTLV1/2) transmission. Considering that Mashhad (located in Khorasan …

Background and purpose: HTL-Ï/ÏÏ viruses of the Retroviridae family are known to be the
causes of various diseases. They are transmitted by blood transfusion, sexual contact and …

Objective: High prevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-I) infection in
the northeastern of Iran has been proven. However, there is no overall estimation of the …

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

Background: HTLV type I/II is a blood borne infection that can be transmitted via blood
transfusion. Objective: To determine the seroprevalence of human T–lymphotropic virus …

The city of Mashhad is the capital of Khorasan, the northeastern province of Iran, which has
been recognized as an area where human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection is …

Background Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) has a worldwide distribution
and it is endemic in some regions of Iran. One of the most important routes of HTLV-1 …

Introduction: Transfusion-transmitted infections (TTI) continue to be a major challenge for
Blood transfusion organizations in the world and multi-transfused patients (MTPs) are at …

Background: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus types Ι and ΙΙ (HTLV-Ι and HTLV-II) are
deltaretroviruses which may cause leukemia, lymphoma and HTLV-associated …