| latent human herpesvirus - 8 (hhv-8) infection in female commercial sex workers from imbituba, santa catarina, brazil. | human herpesvirus 8 (hhv-8) infection was identified in 6 out of 90 (6.7%) female commercial sex workers from imbituba, santa catarina, and was associated to age. frequencies of 5.6% of anti-latent and 3.3% of anti-lytic antibodies were detected. considering non-endemic areas from brazil, the anti-latent antibodies frequency seems elevated and requires further investigation on referent female population. | 2007 | 17625718 |