Zaaijer H L, Lelie P N, van der Poel C L
Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit, afd. Klinische Microbiologie en Ziekenhuishygiënè, Amsterdam.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1997 Aug 9;141(32):1571-2.
Infection with human T-lymphotrophic virus (HTLV) type 1 causes a neurological disorder or leukaemia in a minority of infected persons. Since January 1993 the Dutch blood banks screen each donation for presence of HTLV-1 infection. Approximately 4,000,000 donations from 700,000 donors have been tested. The numbers of confirmed HTLV-1 positive donors were: 1993: 15; 1994: 6; 1995: 8; 1996: 3. In 1995 one case of HTLV-2 infection was detected as well. In 26/32 (81%) of the HTLV-1 positive cases either the donor or his/her partner originated from HTLV-1 endemic areas. The introduction of HTLV screening prevents the silent spread of HTLV via blood transfusion.
1型人类嗜T淋巴细胞病毒(HTLV)感染在少数感染者中会引发神经紊乱或白血病。自1993年1月起,荷兰血库对每份献血进行HTLV - 1感染筛查。已对来自700,000名献血者的约4,000,000份献血进行了检测。确诊的HTLV - 1阳性献血者数量分别为:1993年:15例;1994年:6例;1995年:8例;1996年:3例。1995年还检测出1例HTLV - 2感染病例。在32例HTLV - 1阳性病例中的26例(81%)中,献血者本人或其伴侣来自HTLV - 1流行地区。HTLV筛查的引入防止了HTLV通过输血的隐性传播。