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The prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus infection among blood donors in southeast China, 2004-2013.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Apr 2015
Xie Jinzhen, Ge Shengxiang, Zhang Yali, Lin Yongcai, Ni Hongying, Zhang Jun, Chen Changrong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) which is associated with the diseases of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, HTLV-1 associated myelopathy / tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) and HTLV-associated uveitis, can cause transfusion-transmitted infections. Although HTLV screening of blood donors was already routinely performed in developed countries, little is know about the HTLV prevalence...
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