Intrafamilial Transmission of Human Herpesvirus 8
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Respective roles of serological status and blood specific antihuman herpesvirus 8 antibody levels in human herpesvirus 8 intrafamilial transmission in a highly endemic area.
Transmission of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), the etiological agent of Kaposi's sarcoma, occurs mainly during childhood in endemic countries and, to a large extent, through intrafamilial contacts. To additionally investigate this familial transmission, and especially the role of plasma anti-HHV-8 antibody titers, we conducted a large survey in a village from Cameroon, Central Africa, including 9...
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عنوان ژورنال: JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0027-8874,1460-2105
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/93.2.154