Document Type : Letter(s) to the Editor
Authors
- Navid Omidifar 1
- Kamran Bagheri Lankarani 2
- Maryam Emaminia 3
- Mansoureh Shokripour 4
- Alireza Shahedi 5
- Naeimehossadat Asmarian 6
- Bahareh Nikmanesh 7
- Hassan Akrami 7
- Yousef Nikmanesh 7
1 Biotechnology Research Center, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
2 Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Health Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
3 Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
4 Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
5 Students’ Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6 Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
7 Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract
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. HTLV, particularly type 1, is a significant global public health concern, with an estimated 15-20 million people infected worldwide.
Highlights
Navid Omidifar (Google Scholar)
Yousef Nikmanesh (Google Scholar)
Keywords
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