Seroprevalence of HTLV-1/2 among blood donors in the state of Maranhao, Brazil

Seroprevalence of HTLV-1/2 among blood donors in the state of Maranhao, Brazil

Background: Infection with human T-lymphotropic virus 1 or 2 (HTLV-1/2) is a major health problem. There is a public health policy defining measures for state hematology and hemotherapy centers in Brazil, in order to avoid virus transmission through blood donors. Objective: This study aimed to e...

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Main Authors: Graca Maria de Castro Viana, Maria do Desterro Soares Brandao Nascimento, Rodrigo Artur Souza de Oliveira, Alessandro Carvalho dos Santos, Carolina de Souza Galvao, Marcos Antonio Custodio Neto da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia
Subjects:
Human T-lymphotropic virus 1
Human T-lymphotropic virus 2
Blood donors
Seroepidemiologic studies
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