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Tiejun Zhang1, Xiaodan Shao, Yue Chen
1Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. tjzhangsh@gmail.com
Emerging Infectious Diseases
|January 20, 2012
Abstract:
To summarize the seroprevalence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) in mainland China, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis based on available literature. Data show that differences in HHV-8 prevalence vary considerably among different ethnic groups and geographic regions. Blood-borne transmission could be a potential route for HHV-8 infection in China.
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