Abstract
Among 164 individuals in a rural population of Cambodia, antibodies to human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) were found among 56.6% of the women and 50.6% of the men. Seropositivity for HHV-8 tended to decrease with age (P < 0.001) and was not associated with exposure to hepatitis B virus (HBV) or HCV. Human herpesvirus-8, which shows a high rate of infection during childhood, does not seem to have the same pattern of transmission as HBV. This suggests very early acquisition of infection with HHV-8 in Cambodia.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Age Distribution
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Aged
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Antibodies, Viral / blood
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Cambodia / epidemiology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Confidence Intervals
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Female
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Hepatitis B / complications
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Hepatitis B / epidemiology*
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Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / blood
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Hepatitis C / complications
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Hepatitis C / epidemiology*
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Hepatitis C Antibodies / blood
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Herpesvirus 8, Human / immunology*
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Humans
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Logistic Models
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Odds Ratio
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Rural Population*
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Sarcoma, Kaposi / complications
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Sarcoma, Kaposi / epidemiology*
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
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Hepatitis C Antibodies