Human herpesvirus-8 and other viral infections, Papua New Guinea

Authors
Rezza, G Danaya, RT Wagner, TM Sarmati, L Owen, IL Monini, P Andreoni, M Suligoi, B Ensoli, B Pozio, E
Citation
G. Rezza et al., Human herpesvirus-8 and other viral infections, Papua New Guinea, EM INFECT D, 7(5), 2001, pp. 893-895
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
7
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
893 - 895
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(200109/10)7:5<893:HHAOVI>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
We studied residents of remote villages and the capital (Port Moresby) of P apua 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 that of herpes simplex virus-2 than hepatitis C virus.