Human Herpesvirus‐8 Infection and Oral Shedding in Amerindian and Non‐Amerindian Populations in the Brazilian Amazon Region
Author(s) -
Vanda Akico Ueda Fick de Souza,
Laura Masami Sumita,
MariaClaudia Nascimento,
Juliane Oliveira,
Melissa Mascheretti,
Mariana Quiroga,
Wilton Freire,
Adriana Fumie Tateno,
Marcos Boulos,
Philippe Mayaud,
Cláudio Mendes Pannuti
Publication year - 2007
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 - 10.1086/520549
Subject(s) - seroprevalence , virology , biology , serology , population , sexual transmission , saliva , antibody , immunology , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biochemistry , microbicide , environmental health
Human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8) is hyperendemic in Amerindian populations, but its modes of transmission are unknown.
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