Seroprevalence of HTLV infection in Spain among immigrant pregnant women

摘要: Results A total of 3,337 pregnant women were examined. The origin was as follows: Latin America 1579 (47%), East Europe 606 (18%), North Africa 507 (16%), Sub-Saharan 316 (9%), Western 116 (5%), and Asia 163 (5%). 7 samples confirmed HTLV positive, 6 HTLV-1 1 HTLV-2. found in 5 coming from Morocco. only single HTLV-2 woman came Ghana. overall seroprevalence immigrant 0.2%, being 0.3% among Americans 0.2% Africans. It absent other regions. Conclusions infection Spain is all cases Africa. Given the benefit preventing vertical transmission HTLV, antenatal screening could be advisable these