Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Tax among American Blood Donors

Incidence of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) among Blood Donors from Ilam, Iran

T - lymphotropic virus type 1 Tax protein

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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 outside areas where HTLV-1 previously was known to be endemic.

High proviral load of human T cell lymphotropic virus type-1 facilitates coronary artery diseases

Objective(s): Coronary artery disease (CAD) is known as a life threatening disease, worldwide. In this study the role of HTLV-1 infection was evaluated on cardiac involvement in an endemic region of northeastern Iran.Materials and Methods: Serologic and molecular tests for HTLV-1 infection were carried out in subjects who had coronary an...

Distribution of human T-lymphotropic virus type I among blood donors: a nationwide Brazilian study.

Previous studies have demonstrated the presence of human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) andlor HTLV type I1 (HTLV-11) in certain populations in Data on qualified blood donors are limited primarily to those in the southeast region of Brazil, while the country's 8,400,000 square miles include diverse geographic, climatic, and sociodemographic characteristics. To assist in the formulation of...