Seroprevalence of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and other serologic markers in the Brazilian Amazon.
To determine the presence of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and other serologic markers, we tested serum specimens of 339 Amerindians, 181 rural non-Amerindians, and 1,133 urban blood donors (13 Amerindians) in the Brazilian Amazon. High KSHV seroprevalence in children and inverse association with herpes simplex virus type 2 indicates predominant nonsexual transmission among Amerindians.
Nascimento
Maria C
MC
Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. maria.nascimento@lshtm.ac.uk
Sumita
Laura M
LM
Souza
Vanda U
VU
Weiss
Helen A
HA
Oliveira
Juliane
J
Mascheretti
Melissa
M
Quiroga
Mariana
M
Vela
Rodrigo A R
RA
Sabino
Ester
E
Pannuti
Claudio S
CS
Mayaud
Philippe
P