TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiology of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection in blood donors, Israel
AU - Stienlauf, Shmuel
AU - Yahalom, Vered
AU - Schwartz, Eli
AU - Shinar, Eilat
AU - Segal, Gad
AU - Sidi, Yechezkel
PY - 2009/7
Y1 - 2009/7
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid1507.080796
DO - 10.3201/eid1507.080796
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C2 - 19624934
AN - SCOPUS:67650648210
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 15
SP - 1116
EP - 1118
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 7
ER -