Transmission of Human Herpesvirus 8 by Blood Transfusion
- 28 September 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 355 (13) , 1331-1338
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa055009
Abstract
Whether human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is transmissible by blood transfusion remains undetermined. We evaluated the risk of HHV-8 transmission by blood transfusion in Uganda, where HHV-8 is endemic.Keywords
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