High Seroprevalence of Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus in Men Who Have Sex With Men With HIV in the Southern United States.
Sheena M KnightsMaverick SalyardsNoelle KendallSusana M LazarteRadhika KainthlaWendell MileyVickie MarshallNazzarena LaboNazzarena LaboElizabeth Yu ChiaoAnk E NijhawanPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2023)
High local seroprevalence of KSHV is likely a key driver of the high burden of KSHV-associated diseases regionally, though it does not explain the observed disparities in KSHV-associated disease prevalence among racial/ethnic groups. Our findings support that KSHV is primarily transmitted via exchange of oral fluids.