@ARTICLE{Kazemi-Vardanjani, author = {Salehi, Mohammad and Shokouhi Mostafavi, Seyyed Khalil and Ghasemian, Abdolmajid and Gholami, Mahmoud and Kazemi-Vardanjani, Abdolrahim and Rahimi, Mohammad Karim and }, title = {Seroepidemiology of HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 Infection in Neyshabur City, North-Eastern Iran, during 2010-2014}, volume = {21}, number = {1}, abstract ={Background: Retroviruses of human T-lymphotropic viruses (HTLV-1 and HTLV-2) have been demonstrated to be endemic in the north-eastern region of Iran. This study aims to determine HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 prevalence among healthy individuals in Neyshabur City during 2010-2014. Methods: A total of 8054 blood samples were collected from healthy participants in Neyshabur, North-Eastern Iran. The blood samples were screened for the presence of specific antibodies against HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 by using ELISA according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Results: The overall seropositivity rate for HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 was found to be 6.55% (528 out of 8054) among participants. Conclusion: Both HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 were demonstrated to be at a high rate in healthy individuals. However, a smaller number of asymptomatic carriers were found in this study, as compared to those identified in previous investigations in the city. }, URL = {http://ibj.pasteur.ac.ir/article-1-1644-en.html}, eprint = {http://ibj.pasteur.ac.ir/article-1-1644-en.pdf}, journal = {Iranian Biomedical Journal}, doi = {10.18869/acadpub.ibj.21.1.57}, year = {2017} }