Open AccessSeroepidemiology of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-I in blood donors of Northeastern Iran, Sabzevar
Author(s) -
Mahtab Maghsudlu,
Hamidreza Safabakhsh,
Parastoo Jamili
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.154255
Subject(s) - medicine , seroprevalence , tropical spastic paraparesis , blood transfusion , blood donor , transmission (telecommunications) , virology , myelopathy , immunology , serology , antibody , psychiatry , spinal cord , electrical engineering , engineering
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-I (HTLV-I) infection is considered as a public health challenge in endemic areas. The virus is associated with severe diseases, such as adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma, and HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis. One of the major routes of the HTLV-I transmission includes blood transfusion. Sabzevar is located in the endemic region of HTLV-I infection. The aim of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence of HTLV-I infection in the blood donors in Sabzevar.