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SUBMITTER: Minhas V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3121218 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Minhas Veenu V Crabtree Kay L KL Chao Ann A Wojcicki Janet M JM Sifuniso Adrian M AM Nkonde Catherine C Kankasa Chipepo C Mitchell Charles D CD Wood Charles C
American journal of epidemiology 20110328 9
The epidemic of human immunodeficiency virus in Zambia has led to a dramatic rise in the incidence of human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8)-associated Kaposi's sarcoma in both adults and children. However, there is a paucity of knowledge about the routes of HHV-8 transmission to young children. The Zambia Children's KS-HHV8 Study, a large, prospective cohort study in Lusaka, Zambia, was launched in 2004 to investigate the role of household members as a source of HHV-8 infection in young children and socia ...[more]