Novel Human Herpesvirus 8 Subtype D Strains in Vanuatu, Melanesia

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Cassar, Olivier ; Afonso, Philippe V. ; Bassot, Sylviane ; Plancoulaine, Sabine ; Duprez, Renan ; Capuano, Corinne ; Abel, Myriam ; Martin, Paul M.V. ; Gessain, Antoine
• Description:
  We show human herpesvirus 8 with diverse molecular subtype D variants to be highly endemic among the Ni-Vanuatu population. Most K1 genes were nearly identical to Polynesian strains, although a few clustered with Australian or Taiwanese strains. These results suggest diverse origins of the Ni-Vanuatu population and raise questions about the ancient human population movements in Melanesia.
• Subjects:
  Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Antibodies, Viral Child Child, Preschool Dispatch Endemic Diseases Female Fluorescent Antibody Technique Genetic Variation Herpesviridae Infections Herpesvirus 8, Human HHV-8 Human Herpesvirus Humans Infant Male Melanesia Middle Aged Molecular Epidemiology Pedigree Phylogeny Sarcoma, Kaposi Vanuatu Viral Proteins

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(11):1745-1748.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:67847bf57dd4e67347bf49ee8b7b9fdec3cef61ddf9561149e4cb475b6f0f9c5
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16869/cdc_16869_DS1.pdf
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