Seroprevalence of human herpesvirus 8 in Ireland among blood donors, men who have sex with men and heterosexual Genitourinary Medicine and Infectious Diseases clinic attendees

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadhbh O'Rourke ◽  
Niamh O'Flaherty ◽  
Dermot Coyne ◽  
Almida Lynam ◽  
Susan Clarke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 8 ◽  
Herpesvirus 8 ◽  
Genitourinary Medicine ◽  
Sex With Men

HIV Infection and Human Herpesvirus-8 Oral Shedding Among Men Who Have Sex with Men

2004 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey Casper ◽  
Mary Redman ◽  
Meei-Li Huang ◽  
John Pauk ◽  
Thomas M. Lampinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 8 ◽  
Herpesvirus 8 ◽  
Sex With Men

scholarly journals Searching for Human Herpesvirus 8 Antibodies in Serum Samples from Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Blood Donors from São Paulo, Brazil

1999 ◽  
Vol 179 (6) ◽  
pp. 1591-1592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adele Caterino‐de‐Araujo ◽  
Maria Luisa Calabrò ◽  
Elizabeth de los Santos‐Fortuna ◽  
Jamal Suleiman ◽  
Luigi Chieco‐Bianchi
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type ◽  
Virus Type ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 8 ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Herpesvirus 8 ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

Detection and Titration of Human Herpesvirus-8–Specific Antibodies in Sera From Blood Donors, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Patients, and Kaposi's Sarcoma Patients Using a Whole Virus Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Blood ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 92 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise G. Chatlynne ◽  
William Lapps ◽  
Michael Handy ◽  
Yao Q. Huang ◽  
Rizwan Masood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Kaposi's Sarcoma ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Kaposi’S Sarcoma ◽  
Antibody Detection ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 8 ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Igg Antibodies ◽  
Herpesvirus 8

A human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with a whole virus lysate as antigen was developed and used to measure the seroprevalence rate and levels of IgG antibodies to HHV-8 in sera/plasma of various patient groups and blood donors. The virus antigen was prepared from the KS-1 cell line, which produces lytic virus, and therefore contains a broad array of viral proteins. Seroprevalence studies using this ELISA showed the following: 10 of 91 blood donors (11%) had an average HHV-8 antibody titer of 118; 67 of 72 (93%) classic Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) patients were positive with an average titer of 14,111; and 57 of 62 (92%) KS/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients were positive with an average titer of 4,000. A study on a very limited number of serial serum samples from patients before and after diagnosis with KS showed highly elevated antibody titers to HHV-8 virus after KS lesions developed. Preliminary data show that 50% of the sera from HIV-1+ homosexual patients contain IgG antibodies to HHV-8 suggesting that this population is at high risk for developing KS. Antibody results correlated well with the confirmatory immunofluorescent assays (IFA) using KS-1 cells as the substrate. This HHV-8 IgG antibody detection ELISA is sensitive and specific and does not cross-react with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) or other human herpesviruses. The results of this HHV-8 antibody survey suggest that this rapid ELISA assay can be used to screen large numbers of sera to find those at risk for developing KS.

Prevalence of human herpesvirus-8 among HIV-infected patients, intravenous drug users and the general population in Iran

Sexual Health ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rezvan Kakavand-Ghalehnoei ◽  
Zabihollah Shoja ◽  
Alireza Najafi ◽  
Mostafa Haji Mollahoseini ◽  
Shohreh Shahmahmoodi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Drug Users ◽  
Blood Donors ◽  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Intravenous Drug ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 8 ◽  
Intravenous Drug Users ◽  
Herpesvirus 8 ◽  
Sexual Behaviours ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Studies looking at the frequency of human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) among Iranian blood donors have produced conflicting results. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HHV-8 DNA by using polymerase chain reaction methods among 168 healthy individuals, 60 intravenous drug users and 100 HIV-infected patients from Iran. The prevalence of HHV-8 was significantly higher among intravenous drug users (13.3%) compared with the general population (3.6%; P = 0.017). The HHV-8 genome was mostly detected among intravenous drug users who displayed high-risk sexual behaviours. Moreover, the HHV-8 genome was also detected in 8% of HIV-infected patients. The present study findings support the likelihood that the transmission of HHV-8 is via a sexual route in the Iranian population.

High prevalence in Central Africa of blood donors who are potentially infectious for human herpesvirus 8

Transfusion ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 771-775 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Belec ◽  
N Cancre ◽  
MC Hallouin ◽  
J Morvan ◽  
A Mohamed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donors ◽  
Central Africa ◽  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 8 ◽  
Herpesvirus 8 ◽  
High Prevalence

Human herpesvirus-8 in blood donors in Spain

Transfusion ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1040-1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Javier Luquero Alcalde ◽  
José Javier Castrodeza Sanz ◽  
Jose Maria Eiros Bouza ◽  
Raúl Ortiz de Lejarazu Leonardo ◽  
Elisabeth Sánchez Padilla
Keyword(s):  
Blood Donors ◽  
Human Herpesvirus ◽  
Human Herpesvirus 8 ◽  
Herpesvirus 8
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