Novel Human Herpesvirus 8 Subtype D Strains in Vanuatu, Melanesia

Novel Human Herpesvirus 8 Subtype D Strains in Vanuatu, Melanesia

We show human herpesvirus 8 with diverse molecular subtype D variants to be highly endemic among the Ni-Vanuatu population. Most K1 genes were nearly identical to Polynesian strains, although a few clustered with Australian or Taiwanese strains. These results suggest diverse origins of the Ni-Vanuat...

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Main Authors: Olivier Cassar, Philippe V. Afonso, Sylviane Bassot, Sabine Plancoulaine, Renan Duprez, Corinne Capuano, Myriam Abel, Paul M.V. Martin, Antoine Gessain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Human herpesvirus
HHV-8
Melanesia
molecular epidemiology
Vanuatu
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/11/07-0636_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/11/07-0636_article

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