Background: Retroviruses of human T-lymphotropic viruses (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) have
been demonstrated to be endemic in the north-eastern region of Iran. This study was aimed …

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 …

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: 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 …

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 …

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 and Objectives: Human T-cell lymphotropic viruses (HTLV) type 1 and 2 are
retroviruses that share the same routes of transmission as human immunodeficiency 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 …

Human T‐lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV‐1) infection is an important health issue that
affects a variety of endemic areas. The Khorasan province, mainly its capital Mashhad in …

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 …