Variations in human herpesvirus type 8 seroprevalence in Native Americans, South America.
Souza, Vanda AUF;
Salzano, Francisco M;
Petzl-Erler, Maria Luiza;
Nascimento, Maria Claudia;
Mayaud, Philippe;
Borges, Jaila Dias;
Pannuti, Claudio S;
(2010)
Variations in human herpesvirus type 8 seroprevalence in Native Americans, South America.
Emerging infectious diseases, 16 (6).
pp. 1003-1006.
ISSN 1080-6040
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1606.090961
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To determine the epidemiology of human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8) among non-Amazonian native populations, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Our data show striking ethnic and geographic variations in the distribution of HHV-8 seroprevalences in Amazonian (77%) and non-Amazonian native populations (range 0%-83%).