Detection of Human Herpes Virus 8 in Kaposi's sarcoma tissues at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
BACKGROUND: human herpes virus-8, a ?2-herpes virus, is the aetiological agent of Kaposi sarcoma. Recently, Kaposi's sarcoma cases have increased in Zambia. However, the diagnosis of this disease is based on morphological appearance of affected tissues using histological techniques, and the ass...
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The Pan African Medical Journal
2017-06-01
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https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/27/137/pdf/137.pdf
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