Review

HHV-8 transmission from mother to child

Published in: Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection
Volume 27 , issue 2, pages: 58–60

DOI: 10.1080/10158782.2012.11441485

Author(s): Angela RevelasPathological 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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