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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Shmuel Stienlauf, Vered Yahalom, Eli Schwartz, Eilat Shinar, Gad Segal, Yechezkel Sidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Keywords: HTLV-1 infections
human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1
viruses
epidemiology
Israel
emigration and immigration
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/7/08-0796_article

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