Variations in human herpesvirus type 8 seroprevalence in native Americans, South America

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1003-1006

  Souza, Vanda A U F ^a   Salzano, Francisco M ^b   Petzl Erler, Maria Luiza ^c   Nascimento, Maria Claudia ^d   Mayaud, Philippe ^d   Borges, Jaila Dias ^a   Pannuti, Claudio S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAGUAY; PREVALENCE; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 77952724096     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1606.090961     Document Type: Article

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