{'fraction_non_alphanumeric': 0.04829721362229102, 'fraction_numerical': 0.03900928792569659, 'mean_word_length': 4.897810218978102, 'pattern_counts': {'":': 0, '<': 0, '<?xml version=': 0, '>': 0, 'https://': 0, 'lorem ipsum': 0, 'www.': 0, 'xml': 0}, 'pii_count': 0, 'substrings_counts': 0, 'word_list_counts': {'cursed_substrings.json': 0, 'profanity_word_list.json': 0, 'sexual_word_list.json': 0, 'zh_pornsignals.json': 0}}
HTLV‐I/II Seropositivity among Eligible Blood Donors from Minas Gerais State, Brasil

We report here results of a study to determine HTLV-1/11 seroprevalence among eligible blood donors of a State blood donor center (Fundapo Hemominas) from Minas Gerais State, in the Southeast area of Brasil. Donors in Hemominas are volunteers and there is not any form of payment for the donation. The objectives of the study were: (a) to give subsidies to Heinominas administration to establish policy in relation to screening the blood donated for HTLV-1/11 antibodies, and (b) to determine possible seroprevalence correlates for HTLV-1/11 seropositivity. When this study was conducted, Hemominas had blood centers i n the 6 main cities of Minas Gerais State, namely: Belo Horizonte, the main city in the State, Montes Claros in the North, Governador Valadares in the East, Juiz de Fora in the Southeast, Ituiutaba and Uberaba i n the West. On average, during 1991, Hemominas had 6,200 donations a month, distributed by city as follows: Belo Horizonte 4,000 (64.60/), Montes Claros 562 (9,2%), Juiz de Fora 556 (9.1%), Governador Valadares 608 (9.8%), Uberaba 325 (5.3%), Ituiutaba 120 (2.0%). According to a research protocol previously elaborated, 1,877 consecutive eligible blood donors were tested for the presence of antibodies to HTLV-1/11, We designed the study in order that the percentage of donors tested were similar to the average percentage of donations by city, as described above. During 15 consecutive days, in each city, sera HTLV-1/11 Seropositivity among Eligible Blood Donors from Minas Gerais State, Brasil