title: Detection of antibodies to human herpesvirus 8 in Italian children: evidence for horizontal transmission.
abstract: Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), also known as Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV), has been shown to be the causative agent for Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and to be more prevalent in populations or risk groups at increased risk for KS. HHV-8 infection is rare in children from the US and the UK, but has been reported in African children. In this study we examine HHV-8 infection in children from Italy, a country with an elevated prevalence of HHV-8 in adults and high socio-economic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Whitby
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luppi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sabin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barozzi
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Di Biase
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Balli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cucci
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boshoff
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Torelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008297:Male; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral