Nalwoga, Angela, Cose, Stephen, Nash, Stephen et al. (7 more authors) (2018) Relationship between Anaemia, Malaria Co-infection and Kaposi Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) Seropositivity in a Population-based Study in Rural Uganda. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1061–1065. ISSN 0022-1899
Abstract
We examined anaemia and malaria as risk factors for KSHV seropositivity and antibody levels in a long-standing rural Ugandan cohort, in which KSHV is prevalent. Samples from 4134 children, aged 1-17 years, with a sex ratio of 1:1 and 3149 adults aged 18-103 years, 41% of whom were males, were analysed. Among children, malaria infection was associated with higher KSHV prevalence (61% versus 41% prevalence among malaria infected and uninfected respectively); malaria was not assessed in adults. Additionally, lower haemoglobin level was associated with an increased prevalence of KSHV seropositivity, both in children and in adults.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
Keywords: | Anemia,Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus antibodies,Malaria,Rural population |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Health Sciences (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 16 May 2018 11:40 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 14:44 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiy274 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/infdis/jiy274 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:130971 |