HHV-8 transmission from mother to child

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HHV-8 transmission from mother to child

Published in: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection
Volume 27 , issue 2 , 2012 , pages: 58–60
DOI: 10.1080/10158782.2012.11441485
Author(s): Angela Revelas Pathological Department, Greece
Keywords: human herpesvirus 8 , mother , child , sex , homosexual activity , heterosexual partners
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Abstract

Transmission of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), the aetiological agent of Kaposi’s sarcoma, is known to occur during sex among homosexual men. However, other modes of HHV-8 transmission have yet to be elucidated in endemic populations.
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