Distribution of mosquito species in areas with high and low incidence of classic Kaposi’s sarcoma and seroprevalence for HHV-8

Human herpesvirus type 8 infection in an

Human herpesvirus type 8 infection in an area of Northern Italy with high incidence of classical Kaposi's sarcoma

✍ Elisabetta Tanzi; Alessandra Zappa; Fausta Caramaschi; Antonella Amendola; Donat 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 127 KB

## Abstract Previous studies have reported a large variation in the incidence of classical Kaposi's sarcoma across different Districts of the province of Mantua (Northern Italy). To assess whether such differences might be explained by different anti‐HHV8 antibody prevalence, a serological study wa