The Prevalence of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Infection among Blood Donors in Southeast China, 2004-2013

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Authors

Jin-Zhen Xie · Xiamen University

Shengxiang Ge · Xiamen University

Yali Zhang · Xiamen University

Yong-Cai Lin · Xiamen University

Hongying Ni · Xiamen Blood Center

Jun Zhang · Xiamen University

Changrong Chen · Xiamen University

Abstract

Although China is considered to be a non-endemic region for HTLV, the HTLV-1 prevalence in blood donors is significantly higher in Fujian province, southeast China. A higher prevalence of HTLV-1 in the Fujian may be attributed to endemic foci in the city of Ningde.

Topics & Keywords

T-cell and Retrovirus Studies Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Volume 9, Issue 4, pp. e0003685-e0003685

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003685

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