Geographic heterogeneity of prevalence of the human herpesvirus 8 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Clues about etiology

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 958-963

  Pfeiffer, Ruth M ^a   Wheeler, William A ^b   Mbisa, Georgina ^c   Whitby, Denise ^c   Goedert, James J ^a   de Thé, Guy ^d   Mbulaiteye, Sam M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

^c SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Kaposi Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus; KSHV Infection; Transmission

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KAPOSI SARCOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TANZANIA; UGANDA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 8, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SARCOMA, KAPOSI; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149451833     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.07.098     Document Type: Article

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