TY - JOUR AU - Souza, Vanda A.U.F. AU - Salzano, Francisco M. AU - Petzl-Erler, Maria Luiza AU - Nascimento, Maria Claudia AU - Mayaud, Philippe AU - Borges, Jaila Dias AU - Pannuti, Claudio S. T1 - Variations in Human Herpesvirus Type 8 Seroprevalence in Native Americans, South America T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2010 VL - 16 IS - 6 SP - 1003 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To determine the epidemiology of human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8) among non-Amazonian native populations, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraquay. Our data show striking ethnic and geographic variations in the distribution of HHV-8 seroprevalences in Amazonian (77%) and non-Amazonian native populations (range 0%–83%). KW - Viruses KW - herpesvirus KW - seroprevalence KW - South America KW - Native Americans KW - HHV-8 KW - Amazonia KW - dispatch KW - Brazil KW - Bolivia KW - Paraguay DO - 10.3201/eid1606.090961 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/6/09-0961_article ER - End of Reference