Epidemiology of Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Infection in Blood Donors, Israel

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Epidemiology of Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Infection in Blood Donors, Israel

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Jul 2009

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Emerg Infect Dis
Description:

The prevalence of infection with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) in blood donors from Israel is 1 infection/100,000 persons. In donors originating from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America, prevalences are 7.7, 14.6, and 20.4, respectively. HTLV-1 prevalence may be high outside areas where HTLV-1 previously was known to be endemic.
Subjects:

Algorithms Blood Donors Emigration And Immigration Female Geography Htlv-I Antibodies Htlv-Ii Antibodies Htlv-I Infections Humans Male Mass Screening Prevalence
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 15(7):1116-1118.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Israel
Location:

Middle East
Volume:

15
Issue:

7
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:1b81b23e55e6e7cecf377447206727ccc32e9649b9d7cc2a5bbfa70d17adfeaa
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17357/cdc_17357_DS1.pdf
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