Antibodies to human herpesvirus type 8 in the general population and in Kaposi's sarcoma patients
The LancetPublished 1 September 1996
Evelyne T. Lennette, David J. Blackbourn, Jay A. Levy
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The data are consistent with HHV-8 being primarily associated with sexual transmission, but the HHV -8 seropositivity rate in American children suggests that there is a non-sexual route of HHv-8 infection also.
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Our data are consistent with HHV-8 being primarily associated with sexual transmission, but the HHV-8 seropositivity rate in American children suggests that there is a non-sexual route of HHV-8 infection also. On the evidence available so far, the risk of parenteral transmission is low.
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