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 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 …

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 The human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) which is associated with the
diseases of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic …

The origin and intrafamilial transmission of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) in
non-endemic populations such as China is still unknown. In this study, donors from blood …

To systematically characterize the prevalence and evolution of human T-cell lymphotropic
virus (HTLV) infection among voluntary blood donors (BDs) in Guangdong province, China …

Background. Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and HTLV-2 are prevalent at low
levels among US blood donors, but recent data on their prevalence is lacking. Methods …

Infection with human T‐lymphotropic virus type 1/2 (HTLV‐1/2) is a major health problem.
HTLV‐1/2 infection is endemic in Chile but representative donor prevalence data are …

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 …

Background Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) infection has an especially high
prevalence in Japan. Transmission has been confirmed in infancy through breastfeeding; …