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 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 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: Endemic foci of HTLV-1 carriers have been found in the world, however, the
origin of HTLV-1 in humans is still unclear. Since a distinct type of virus strain was isolated …

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 …

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 …

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: 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 …

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 …

The seroprevalence rate of human T‐lymphotropic virus (HTLV) among the Korean blood
donor population was studied to determine whether screening for HTLV should be …