| a population-based study of how children are exposed to saliva in kwazulu-natal province, south africa: implications for the spread of saliva-borne pathogens to children. | in sub-saharan africa, many viral infections, including epstein-barr virus, cytomegalovirus, kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and hepatitis b are acquired in childhood. while saliva is an important transmission conduit for these viruses, little is known about how saliva is passed to african children. we endeavoured to identify the range and determinants of acts by which african children are exposed to saliva. | 2010 | 20149165 |