Detection of Human Herpes Virus 8 in Kaposi’s sarcoma tissues at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia

INTRODUCTION: Human herpes virus-8, a γ2-herpes virus, is the aetiological agent of Kaposi sarcoma. Recently, Kaposi's sarcoma cases have increased in Zambia. However, the diagnosis of this disease is based on morphological appearance of affected tissues using histological techniques, and the a...

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Published in:Pan Afr Med J
Main Authors: Tembo, Rabecca, Kaile, Trevor, Kafita, Doris, Chisanga, Chrispin, Kalonda, Annie, Zulu, Ephraim, Samutela, Mulemba, Polepole, Pascal, Kwenda, Geoffrey
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5567952/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28904666
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2017.27.137.11845
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