Estimating the Risk of Human Herpesvirus 6 and Cytomegalovirus Transmission to Ugandan Infants from Viral Shedding in Saliva by Household Contacts

Estimating the Risk of Human Herpesvirus 6 and Cytomegalovirus Transmission to Ugandan Infants from Viral Shedding in Saliva by Household Contacts

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections are common in early childhood. In a prospective Ugandan birth cohort study, most infants acquired HHV-6 (24/31; 77%) and CMV (20/30; 67%) during follow-up. To assess the transmission risk, we modeled a dose−response relations...

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Main Authors: Bryan T. Mayer, Elizabeth M. Krantz, Anna Wald, Lawrence Corey, Corey Casper, Soren Gantt, Joshua T. Schiffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
hhv-6
cmv
virology
transmission
epidemiology
biostatistics
viral excretion
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/2/171

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