| prevalence of human t-lymphotropic virus type i and type ii antibody among blood donors in eastern saudi arabia. | human t-cell leukemia/lymphoma virus type i and type ii (htlv-i/ii) infections can be transfusion associated, leading to tropical paraparesis, myelopathy and other neurological disorders. the aim of this study is to circumvent the risk of transmission through blood transfusion and to describe the prevalence of htlv-i/ii antibody among blood donors of al-hasa region and the cost effectiveness of screening blood donors. | 2004 | 15494814 |