Open AccessKaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Infection and Endemic Burkitt Lymphoma
Author(s) -
Peter O. Oluoch,
Cliff I. Oduor,
Catherine S. Forconi,
John Michael Ong’echa,
Christian Münz,
Dirk P. Dittmer,
Jeffrey A. Bailey,
Ann M. Moormann
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases (online. university of chicago press)/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 - 10.1093/infdis/jiaa060
Subject(s) - virology , malaria , biology , antibody , immunology , gammaherpesvirinae , lymphoma , viremia , epstein–barr virus , coinfection , virus , herpesviridae , viral disease
Endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) is associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Plasmodium falciparum malaria coinfections. However, the role of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV), also endemic in Africa, has not been evaluated as a cofactor in eBL pathogenesis.