ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2011
Human herpesvirus 8 infection in children and adults in a population-based study in rural Uganda.
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- Kaposi's Sarcoma: A Non-Communicable Outcome Mainly Prompted by Communicable Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
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- Highly Heterogeneous Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Oral Shedding Kinetics Among People With and Without Kaposi Sarcoma and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Infant feeding and treatment practices could lead to enhanced transmission of Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and other orally shed infections via saliva, in rural south-western Uganda.Global public health · 2024Article
- Effects of Maternal HIV Infection on Early Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Seroconversion in a Kenyan Mother-Infant Cohort.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Distinctive Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Serological Profile during AcuteInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Endemic Kaposi's Sarcoma.Cancers · 2023Review
- Seroprevalence and risk factors for Kaposi's Sarcoma associated herpesvirus among men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundHuman herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection is endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. We examined sociodemographic, behavioral, and biological factors associated with HHV-8 infection in children and adults to determine HHV-8 seroprevalence and potential routes of transmission.
methodsParticipants were 1383 children and 1477 adults from a population-based sample in a rural community in Uganda. Serum samples were tested for HHV-8 antibodies with use of an enzyme immunoassay against K8.1.
resultsHHV-8 seroprevalence increased from 16% among children aged 1.5-2 years to 32% among children aged 10-13 years (P <.001) and from 37% among participants aged 14-19 years to 49% among adults aged ≥ 50 years (P <.05). HHV-8 seropositivity in children was independently associated with residing with a seropositive parent (P < .001) and residing with ≥ 1 other seropositive child aged <14 years (P < .001). History of sharing food and/or sauce plates was marginally associated with HHV-8 infection in children (P = .05). Among 1404 participants aged ≥ 15 years , there was no association between correlates of sexual behavior (eg, number of lifetime sex partners and HIV infection) and HHV-8 seropositivity (P > .10).
conclusionsOur data suggest that HHV-8 is acquired primarily through horizontal transmission in childhood from intrafamilial contacts and that transmission continues into adulthood potentially through nonsexual routes.
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