Human Herpesvirus-8 and Other Viral Infections, Papua New Guinea

Human Herpesvirus-8 and Other Viral Infections, Papua New Guinea

We studied residents of remote villages and the capital (Port Moresby) of Papua New Guinea to determine the distribution of human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) infection. Our data suggest that HHV-8 has been endemic on the island for a long time and that the epidemiologic pattern of HHV-8 is more similar to...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Rezza, Robert T. Danaya, Theresa M. Wagner, Loredana Sarmati, Ifor L. Owen, Paolo Monini, Massimo Andreoni, Barbara Suligoi, Barbara Ensoli, Edoardo Pozio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Human herpesvirus-8
epidemiology
prevalence
Papua New Guinea
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/7/5/01-7522_article

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