Volume 13, Number 11—November 2007
Dispatch
Novel Human Herpesvirus 8 Subtype D Strains in Vanuatu, Melanesia
Olivier Cassar*†, Philippe V. Afonso†, Sylviane Bassot†, Sabine Plancoulaine†‡, Renan Duprez†, Corinne Capuano§, Myriam Abel¶, Paul M.V. Martin*, and Antoine Gessain†
Table
Demographic, geographic, and serologic data of HHV-8–seropositive persons from the Vanuatu Archipelago, confirmed by molecular analysis*
| Virus strain | Age, y | Sex | Island of origin | Province | IFA titers (LANA) | PCR K1 | GenBank accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LO 17 | 70 | F | Loh | TORBA | 10.240 | + | EF589758 |
| LO 13 | 23 | F | Loh | TORBA | 160 | + | EF589757 |
| LO 48 | 64 | F | Loh | TORBA | 640 | + | EF589759 |
| ML 10 | 60 | F | Mota Lava | TORBA | 640 | + | EF589763 |
| ML 36 | 60 | M | Mota Lava | TORBA | 640 | + | EF589764 |
| ML 46 | 61 | M | Mota Lava | TORBA | 1.280 | + | EF589765 |
| ES 65 | 82 | F | Santo | SANMA | 160 | + | EF589756 |
| CES W32 | 60 | F | Santo | SANMA | 320 | + | EF589746 |
| MA 55 | 60 | F | Maewo | PENAMA | 2,560 | + | EF589760 |
| MAL 4 | 74 | M | Mallicolo | MALAMPA | 320 | + | EF589761 |
| MAL 24 | 70 | M | Mallicolo | MALAMPA | 1.280 | + | EF589762 |
| RYM 31 | 80 | F | Ambrym | MALAMPA | 40 | + | EF589766 |
| RYM 42 | 74 | F | Ambrym | MALAMPA | 80 | + | EF589767 |
| EP 43 | 80 | F | Epi | SHEFA | 20.480 | + | EF589753 |
| EP 58 | 79 | F | Epi | SHEFA | 20.480 | + | EF589754 |
| EP 111 | 74 | F | Epi | SHEFA | 1,280 | + | EF589755 |
| TON 72 | 75 | M | Tongoa | SHEFA | 5.120 | + | EF589772 |
| CTON H54 | 71 | M | Tongoa | SHEFA | 2.560 | + | EF589747 |
| EM 1 | 70 | M | Emae | SHEFA | 640 | +† | NA |
| EM 4 | 75 | F | Emae | SHEFA | 2.560 | + | EF589752 |
| CEM H2 | 73 | M | Emae | SHEFA | 1.280 | + | EF589744 |
| EF 43 | 73 | F | Efate | SHEFA | 640 | + | EF589748 |
| EF 52 | 74 | M | Efate | SHEFA | 1.280 | + | EF589749 |
| EF 55 | 81 | M | Efate | SHEFA | 640 | + | EF589750 |
| EF 56 | 75 | F | Efate | SHEFA | 5.120 | +† | NA |
| EF 60 | 73 | F | Efate | SHEFA | 640 | + | EF589751 |
| CEF H56 | 72 | M | Efate | SHEFA | 80 | + | EF589742 |
| CEF H67 | 70 | M | Efate | SHEFA | 640 | + | EF589743 |
| TA 115 | 77 | M | Tanna | TAFEA | 1.280 | + | EF589768 |
| TA 116 | 70 | F | Tanna | TAFEA | 320 | + | EF589769 |
| TA 124 | 70 | F | Tanna | TAFEA | 5.120 | + | EF589770 |
| TA 162 | 70 | M | Tanna | TAFEA | 5.120 | + | EF589771 |
*IFA, immunofluorescence assay; LANA, HHV-8–specific antibody directed against latent nuclear antigen; PCR K1, PCR for amplification of a 737-bp fragment of the ORFK1 genomic region of HHV-8; NA, not available.
†Weak PCR signal.
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