Implementation of nationwide screening of pregnant women for HTLV-1 infection in Japan: analysis of a repeated cross-sectional study

Implementation of nationwide screening of pregnant women for HTLV-1 infection in Japan: analysis of a repeated cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Screening of pregnant women carrying human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) has a crucial role in reducing the number of HTLV-1 carriers. A national HTLV-1 screening program for pregnant women was started in 2011 in Japan. The purpose of this study is to report on the impleme...

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Main Authors: Naohiro Yonemoto, Shunji Suzuki, Akihiko Sekizawa, Shinichi Hoshi, Yoko Sagara, Kazuo Itahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1
Pregnant
Screening
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09258-4

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