Low prevalence of HTLV1/2 infection in a population of immigrants living in southern Italy.

Loredana AlessioCarmine MinichiniMario StaraceLaura OcchielloMara CaropreseGiovanni Di CaprioCaterina SagnelliLuciano GualdieriMariantonietta PisaturoLorenzo OnoratoGaetano ScottoMargherita MaceraStefania De PascalisEvangelista SagnelliNicola Coppola

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)

The data suggest screening for HTLV1 and HTLV-2 infections all blood donors to Italy from endemic countries at least on their first donation; however, a cost-effectiveness study is needed to clarify this topic.

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