Volume 16, Number 6—June 2010
Dispatch
Variations in Human Herpesvirus Type 8 Seroprevalence in Native Americans, South America
Vanda A.U.F. Souza, Francisco M. Salzano, Maria Luiza Petzl-Erler, Maria Claudia Nascimento, Philippe Mayaud, Jaila Dias Borges, and Claudio S. Pannuti
Table 1
Prevalence of HHV-8 antibodies in Amazonian and non-Amazonian Native American populations, by assay type*
| Population, locality† |
No. persons tested |
No. (%) persons HHV-8 seropositive |
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| By IFA-LANA or IFA-lytic |
By IFA-LANA |
By IFA-lytic |
By IFA-LANA and IFA-lytic |
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| Wai-Wai, Mapuera, Brazil | 530 | 397 (75) | 372 (70) | 204 (38) | 177 (33) |
| Xikrin, Caeteté, Brazil | 30 | 15 (50) | 13 (43) | 6 (20) | 4 (13) |
| Gorotire, PI Gorotire, Brazil | 30 | 20 (67) | 20 (67) | 7 (23) | 7 (23) |
| Kuben-Kran-Kegn, Nilo Peçanha, Brazil | 30 | 25 (83) | 25 (83) | 4 (13) | 4 (13) |
| Krahó, Cachoeira, Brazil | 20 | 12 (60) | 10 (50) | 10 (50) | 7 (35) |
| Ayoreo,Tobité, Bolivia | 18 | 5 (28) | 5 (28) | 2 (11) | 2 (11) |
| Ayoreo, Pozo Verde, Bolivia | 17 | 3 (18) | 2 (12) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) |
| Ayoreo, M Auxiliadora, Paraguay | 20 | 9 (45) | 9 (45) | 7 (35) | 7 (35) |
| Kaingang, Ivaí, Brazil | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaingang, Rio das Cobras, Brazil | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guarani, Rio das Cobras, Brazil | 29 | 4 (14) | 4 (14) | 2 (7) | 2 (7) |
*HHV-8, human herpesvirus type 8; IFA, immunofluorescence assay; LANA, latency-associated nuclear antigen.
†Listed in a north–south gradient (Figure).
