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Primary Gamma-Herpesviral Infection In Zambian Children, Veenu Minhas, Brad Brayfield, Kay Crabtree, Chipepo Kankasa, Charles Mitchell, Charles Wood
Primary Gamma-Herpesviral Infection In Zambian Children, Veenu Minhas, Brad Brayfield, Kay Crabtree, Chipepo Kankasa, Charles Mitchell, Charles Wood
Veenu Minhas
Background: HHV-8 is closely related to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), but the clinical presentations of these two infections in early childhood are not well understood. Also, it is not known whether infection by one virus correlates with another. Here, we compare the natural history of infection by these two viruses along with the clinical manifestations and risk factors that are associated with early childhood infection in Zambia, which is an endemic area for HHV-8. Methods: This study was conducted in a cohort of 12 month old Zambian children (N = 677). Data on socio-economic status and a wide range of clinical …