Abstract Background: Northeastern Iran, particularly Mashhad city, is an endemic area for
human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-I) infection; although, there is no data on the …

BACKGROUND: Mashhad, in the northeast of Iran has been suggested as an endemic area
for human T cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) infection since 1996. OBJECTIVES: We …

Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-I) is an important global health problem in the
world mainly in the endemic areas of HTLV-I infection. It was previously reported that …

Background: Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection is a major health
problem that effects a variety of endemic regions, including the Northeast of Iran. There is a …

Background: Endemicity of HUMAN T-CELL lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection in
the northeast of Iran as well as noticeable prevalence of the infection in other parts of the …

Ilam city is the center of Ilam province, a western province of Iran. In the present study, HTLV
screening were performed among 960 serum samples from blood donors by using enzyme …

Methods: All the blood donors in Mashhad from March 2011 to April 2013 who were
diagnosed with HTLV-I on the ELISA screening test and the Western blot confirmatory test …

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 …

Introduction: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I) is the causative agent for adult T-cell
lymphoma/leukemia (ATLL) and HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis …

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 …