Open AccessThe frequency and risk factors of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I among blood donors in Khorasan-e Razavi, Iran, from 2002 to 2013
Author(s) -
Shamsoreza Tabriznia Tabrizi,
Marzieh Gholampour,
Azam Moradi Zarmehri,
Mohammad Hadi Sadeghian,
Mohammad Reza Keramati
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/nmj.nmj_127_19
Subject(s) - tropical spastic paraparesis , medicine , myelopathy , traditional medicine , virology , risk factor , seroprevalence , antibody , demography , immunology , serology , psychiatry , spinal cord , sociology
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I) is the causative agent for adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia (ATLL) and HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis. The virus is endemic in the parts of Iran. This study is conducted to determine the trends in the frequency of HTLV-I in Mashhad, a city in Khorasan-e Razavi province, Iran, over 11 years.