First survey for detecting the presence of human herpesvirus 8 infection (HHV-8) in Maputo, Mozambique

First survey for detecting the presence of human herpesvirus 8 infection (HHV-8) in Maputo, Mozambique

Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), the etiological agent of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), is endemic in parts of the sub-Saharan, and KS has increased concomitantly with the HIV/AIDS epidemic. In Mozambique (MZ), no data concerning HHV-8 infection was available, thus the main of this work was to investigate...

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Main Authors: Adele Caterino-de-Araujo, Rolanda Carmen Rafael Manuel, Rosana Del Bianco, Elizabeth Santos-Fortuna, Mariana Cavalheiro Magri, Joyce Matie Kinoshita Silva, Rui Bastos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8)
serology
Mozambique
frequency
Kaposi's sarcoma
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