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Seroprevalence of human T‐lymphotropic virus (<scp>HTLV</scp>) in blood donors in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

201920 citationsOpen accessUniversité de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

Abstract

The prevalence of HTLV-1 infection among blood donors is relatively low. The current review is intended to inform debates and decisions about best practices to prevent transfusion-transmitted HTLV in sub-Saharan Africa. Further work is required to determine the risk of infections by transfusion and the cost-effectiveness of any new measures such as routine screening.

Research topics

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

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DOI: 10.1111/vox.12779

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