title: Human herpesvirus-8 and other viral infections, Papua New Guinea.
abstract: We studied residents of remote villages and the capital (Port Moresby) of Papua 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.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. g.rezza@iss.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rezza
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Danaya
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sarmati
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Monini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andreoni
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Suligoi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ensoli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pozio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010219:Papua New Guinea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012424:Rural Population; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral