Epidemiology and Genetic Variability of HHV-8/KSHV among Rural Populations and Kaposi’s Sarcoma Patients in Gabon, Central Africa. Review of the Geographical Distribution of HHV-8 K1 Genotypes in Africa

Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is the etiological agent of all forms of Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS). K1 gene studies have identified five major molecular genotypes with geographical clustering. This study described the epidemiology of HHV-8 and its molecular diversity in Gabon among Bantu and Pygmy adult rur...

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Published in:Viruses
Main Authors: Mamimandjiami, Antony Idam, Mouinga-Ondémé, Augustin, Ramassamy, Jill-Léa, Djuicy, Délia Doreen, Afonso, Philippe V., Mahé, Antoine, Lekana-Douki, Jean-Bernard, Cassar, Olivier, Gessain, Antoine
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: MDPI 2021
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7911267/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33503816
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/v13020175
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