## Abstract Human herpesvirus 8 (HHVβ8), also known as Kaposi's sarcomaβassociated herpesvirus, is etiologically associated with Kaposi's sarcoma and other rare malignancies. HHVβ8 infection is common in certain areas of Africa and Italy, but occurs in only 0β15% of populations in North America and
Prevalence of human herpesvirus 8(HHV8) in a young ugandan population
β Scribed by Mayama, S.; Akasaka, T.; Cuevas, L.; Smith, D.; Shultz, T.; Okong, P.
- Book ID
- 123476448
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 174 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0923-1811
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