Seroprevalence of human T lymphotropic virus antibodies among healthy blood donors at a tertiary centre in Lagos, Nigeria

INTRODUCTION: Transmission of human T-lymphotropic viruses (HTLV) occurs from mother to child, by sexual contact and blood transfusion. Presently, in most centres in Nigeria, there is no routine pre-transfusion screening for HTLV. The study aims to determine the prevalence of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 among...

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Main Authors: Durojaiye, Idris, Akinbami, Akinsegun, Dosunmu, Adedoyin, Ajibola, Sarah, Adediran, Adewumi, Uche, Ebele, Oshinaike, Olajumoke, Odesanya, Majeed, Dada, Akinola, Okunoye, Olaitan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4198262/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25328597
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.17.301.4075
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