Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 (HTLV-2) prevalence of blood donors in the state of Pará, Brazil

• Published in: Brazilian journal of microbiology Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 1745 - 1750
• Main Authors: Correa, Lucas Pinheiro, da Costa Farias, Fatyene, dos Santos Barile, Katarine Antonia, Palmeira, Maurício Koury, de Melo Amaral, Carlos Eduardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.09.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Blood; Blood & organ donations; Blood Donors; Brazil - epidemiology; Clinical Microbiology - Research Paper; Cross-Sectional Studies; Epidemiology; Female; Food Microbiology; Hematology; HTLV-I Infections - diagnosis; Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 - genetics; Human T-lymphotropic virus 2 - genetics; Humans; Life Sciences; Medical Microbiology; Metropolitan areas; Microbial Ecology; Microbial Genetics and Genomics; Microbiology; Middle Aged; Mycology; Pol gene; Population studies; Prevalence; Qualitative analysis; Retrospective Studies; Serology; Social sciences; Viruses; Brazil; Molecular epidemiology; Prevalence; HTLV-2; Blood bank; Blood donors

Introduction The present study had the objective to describe the molecular prevalence and epidemiological aspects of the human T-lymphotropic virus 2 (HTLV-2) infection in the blood donor population of the Pará state. Methods The present study is a descriptive, retrospective, and cross-sectional rev...