Human Herpesvirus--8 in Peruvian Blood Donors: A Population with Hyperendemic Disease? | Zendy

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Human Herpesvirus--8 in Peruvian Blood Donors: A Population with Hyperendemic Disease?

Author(s) -

Salim Mohanna,

J.-A. Portillo,

Gabriela Carriquiry,

J. Vidal,

Juan Carlos Ferrufino,

Juvenal Sánchez,

Francisco Bravo,

Eduardo Gotuzzo

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/511044

Subject(s) - seroprevalence , human herpesvirus , medicine , antibody , immunofluorescence , virology , antigen , human herpesvirus 6 , immunology , indirect immunofluorescence , human blood , population , herpesviridae , lytic cycle , serology , viral disease , virus , physiology , environmental health

Serum samples from 128 blood donors were tested for antibodies specific for human herpesvirus-8 by an immunofluorescence assay that detects antibodies against mainly lytic antigens. An overall seroprevalence of 56.25% was found (male donors, 54.68%; female donors, 57.11%). These findings indicate that human herpesvirus-8 infection is hyperendemic in Peruvian blood donors.

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