HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 Seroprevalence among Milk Donors in Shiraz, Southern Iran: A Letter to the Editor

نویسندگان
Omidifar, Navid ID 1
Emaminia, Maryam ID 2
Shokripour, Mansoureh ID 3
Nikmanesh, Bahareh ID 4
Akrami, Hassan ID 5
Bagheri Lankarani, Kamran ID 6
Shahedi, Alireza ID 7
Asmarian, Naeimehossadat ID 8
Nikmanesh, Yousef ID 9

1 Biotechnology Research Center, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

2 Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

3 Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

4 Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

5 Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

6 Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

7 Students’ Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

8 Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

9 Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

doi
10.30476/ijms.2025.107439.4188
چکیده

The safety of donated human milk is paramount for vulnerable neonates. We reported a reassuring finding from southern Iran: the complete absence of human T-lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2 (HTLV-1/2) antibodies in a cohort of milk donors in Shiraz.

کلیدواژه‌ها
Human T-lymphotropic virus 1, Human T-lymphotropic virus 2, Milk