Novel Human Herpesvirus 8 Subtype D Strains in Vanuatu, Melanesia

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-Vanuat...

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Autores principales: Cassar, Olivier, Afonso, Philippe V., Bassot, Sylviane, Plancoulaine, Sabine, Duprez, Renan, Capuano, Corinne, Abel, Myriam, Martin, Paul M.V., Gessain, Antoine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3375799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18217561
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1311.070636
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Sumario: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.

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