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## BACKGROUND: In western countries, the transmission of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) via blood transfusion has been recently postulated. In sub-Saharan African, the incidence of HHV-8-associated Kaposi's sarcoma and the seroprevalence for HHV-8 in autochthonous populations are high. ## STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of blood donations potentially infectious for HHV-8 in the general adult population of Central Africa. Forty-nine blood donors at the Centre de Transfusion Sanguine in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, were selected. Forty-five inpatients of Broussais Hospital, Pans, France, who were known to be seronegative for HIV and hepatitis B and C viruses and who had not received heart or kidney transplants, were chosen as a European "control" group for comparison. HHV-8 DNA sequences were detected in peripheral blood mononuclear cells by nested polymerase chain reaction using primer sets located in the HHV-8 open reading frame 26. RESULTS: Eleven (22.5%; 95% CI: 12%-37%) of 49 blood donors were positive for HHV-8. Three (6%) were HIV-1 seropositive. Two (67%) of the 3 HIV-infected blood donors were also positive

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Author

L. Bélec; N. Cancré; M.-C. Hallouin; J. Morvan; A. Si Mohamed; G. Grésenguet

Publisher

Elsevier Science; John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Elsevier; Elsevier BV; Wiley (ISSN 0372-1248)

Published

1998

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)