Kaposi's sarcoma, human herpesvirus 8 infection and the potential role of promoter-arthropod bites in northern Sweden

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1452-1455

  Ascoli, Valeria ^a,b   Facchinelli, Luca ^a   Valerio, Laura ^a   Manno, Daniela ^a   Coluzzi, Mario ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Anatomia Patologica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; INCIDENCE; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LIFESTYLE; NOTE; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SWEDEN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CULICIDAE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSECT VECTORS; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SWEDEN;

ARTHROPODA; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8;

EID: 33749551183     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20718     Document Type: Note

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