High Prevalence of Epstein‐Barr Virus Type 2 among Homosexual Men Is Caused by Sexual Transmission | Zendy

Debbie van Baarle | Zendy; Egbert Hovenkamp | Zendy; Nicole H. T. M. Dukers–Muijrers | Zendy; Neil Renwick | Zendy; Marie José Kersten | Zendy; Jaap Goudsmit | Zendy; Roel A. Coutinho | Zendy; Frank Miedema | Zendy; Marinus H. J. van Oers | Zendy

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High Prevalence of Epstein‐Barr Virus Type 2 among Homosexual Men Is Caused by Sexual Transmission

Author(s) -

Debbie van Baarle,

Egbert Hovenkamp,

Nicole H. T. M. Dukers–Muijrers,

Neil Renwick,

Marie José Kersten,

Jaap Goudsmit,

Roel A. Coutinho,

Frank Miedema,

Marinus H. J. van Oers

Publication year - 2000

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/315521

Subject(s) - sexual transmission , heterosexuality , demography , transmission (telecommunications) , medicine , immunology , virology , homosexuality , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychology , microbicide , sociology , psychoanalysis , electrical engineering , engineering

To investigate whether Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) type 2 infection is highly prevalent among homosexual men, the prevalence of EBV type 2 was studied among homosexual and heterosexual white men who were at high and low risk for sexually transmitted diseases; these data were correlated with sexual behavior. The prevalence of EBV type 2 among homosexual men was significantly higher than it was among heterosexual men (39% vs. 6%). Among high-risk heterosexual men, prevalence was significantly higher than it was among low-risk heterosexual men (15% vs. 0). In univariate analyses, EBV type 2 infection in homosexual men was significantly associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositivity, increased numbers of intercourse partners, non-Dutch nationality, and human herpesvirus 8 seropositivity. In multivariate analyses, an independent association with EBV type 2 was observed only for HIV seropositivity and number of sex partners. These data support the conclusion that EBV type 2 infection is more prevalent among white homosexual men and is caused by sexual transmission.

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