A seroprevalence study of human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV8) in eastern and Central Africa and in the Mediterranean area
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 17 (9) , 871-876
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1015678312153
Abstract
Human herpes virus type 8 (HHV8) is the major determinant of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), a neoplasm with wide geographic variations in incidence rates. To assess the prevalence of HHV8 infection among...Keywords
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