Clinical and Demographic Factors Associated With Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Shedding in Saliva or Cervical Secretions in a Cohort of Tanzanian Women.
Anna M MertelsmannCrispin MukerebeDonald MiyayePeter ShigellaLoyce MhangoPeter LutonjaPaul L A M CorstjensClaudia de DoodGovert J van DamSoledad ColombeJane K MagangaChristine AristideSamuel E KalluvyaMaureen M WardAlexandra A CordeiroMyung Hee LeeJohn M ChangaluchaJennifer A DownsPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2024)
In an area with high KSHV seroprevalence and endemic schistosome infections, we provide the first report with data demonstrating no association between schistosome infection and salivary or cervical herpesvirus shedding. KSHV salivary shedding was associated with infertility, a known effect of another herpesvirus, human herpesvirus 6.