| prevalence of, and risk factors for kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus infection among blood donors in brazil: a multi-center serosurvey. | kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (kshv) is endemic in the amazon and rare in southern regions of brazil. however, geographical distribution and epidemiological correlates of infection in this large country are still poorly defined. to estimate the seroprevalence of, and risk factors for, kshv infection in brazil, a multi-center study was conducted among 3,493 first-time voluntary unpaid blood donors from salvador, sao paulo and manaus. antibodies against kshv were detected using a whole-v ... | 2008 | 18461622 |