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Seroprevalence and geographical distribution of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 among volunteer blood donors in endemic areas of Iran

BACKGROUND: Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) has a worldwide distribution and it is endemic in some regions of Iran. One of the most important routes of HTLV-1 transmission is via transfusion of contaminated blood components. The risk of transmission through asymptomatic blood donors...

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Autores principales: Karimi, Gharib, Zadsar, Maryam, Pourfathollah, Ali Akbar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5282699/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28137274
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12985-017-0693-9