Background Human T-cell lymphotrophic/leukemia virus (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus implicated
in transfusion-transmitted infection. Objective The objective of this study was to determine …

Background: Blood transfusion is an efficient mode of transmission of viruses and other
infectious agents. Although human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) screening of blood …

Introduction: Transmission of human T-lymphotropic viruses (HTLV) occurs from mother to
child, by sexual contact and blood transfusion. Presently, in most centres in Nigeria, there is …

Objective: To determine the seroprevalence of Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus-1/2 (HTLV-
1/2) in blood donors in Northern Pakistan. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and …

Background. The human T‐cell lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2 (HTLV 1/2) are retroviruses
associated with different pathologies. HTLV‐1 causes adult T‐cell leukemia/lymphoma …

Background Human T-cell lymphoma/leukemia virus (HTLV)-1 is a retrovirus transmitted
vertically from mother to child parenterally and sexually by infected lymphocytes. Objective …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection is an endemic condition in
Northeast Iran and, as such, identification of risk factors associated with the infection in this …