Epidemiology of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 infection in blood donors, Israel

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2009-07, Vol.15 (7), p.1116-1118
Hauptverfasser:	Stienlauf, Shmuel, Yahalom, Vered, Schwartz, Eli, Shinar, Eilat, Segal, Gad, Sidi, Yechezkel
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Algorithms Blood Donors - statistics & numerical data Causes of Diagnosis Dispatch emigration and immigration Emigration and Immigration - statistics & numerical data Epidemiology Female Geography Health aspects HIV infection HTLV-I (Virus) HTLV-I Antibodies - blood HTLV-I Infections - epidemiology HTLV-I Infections - immunology HTLV-II Antibodies - blood human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 Human T-lymphotropic virus Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 Humans Israel Israel - epidemiology Keywords: HTLV-1 infections Male Mass Screening - standards Prevalence viruses
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1507.080796