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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Human Herpesvirus 8 seroprevalence among blood donors in Mali
Journal of Medical Virology, Volume 94, No. 9, Year 2022
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In sub-Saharan Africa, the Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is endemic but with disparities between regions and population studied. Although the virus remains mostly latent, there is some evidence that blood transfusion may represents one of the transmission way for this virus. Here, we evaluated HHV-8 seroprevalence among blood donors in Mali. This cross-sectional study recruited blood donors from the Blood Transfusion Center at Gabriel Touré Hospital, Bamako. Serum was used for the detection of latent HHV-8 immunoglobulin G directed against latent associated nuclear antigen 1 by an indirect immunofluorescence assay. Human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1), Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), HCV, and Treponema pallidum were also screened. HHV-8 seroprevalence was 10.4% in Malian blood donors. None of the sociodemographic characteristics were associated with HHV-8 infection, although there is a tendency of a higher HHV-8 seroprevalence among participants living in Bamako than those not living there. One individual had coinfection HHV-8/HBV, another HHV-8/HCV while another had HCV and T. pallidum. None has been tested positive for HIV infection. This intermediate seroprevalence in Malian blood donors suggests that the risk of HHV-8 transmission by transfusion should be considered. Further investigations are needed to assess impact of HHV-8 in polytransfused patients residing in an endemic area for this virus. © 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Malonga, Gervillien Arnold
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Democratic Republic Congo, Brazzaville
Université Marien Ngouabi
Dienta, Sidi
Mali, Bamako
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Gabriel Touré
Traoré, Fatoumata Tata
Mali, Bamako
University of Sciences
Maiga, Zalihatou
Mali, Bamako
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Gabriel Touré
Ba, Alhassane
Mali, Bamako
Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine
Faye, Ousmane C.
Mali, Bamako
Hôpital Général de Bamako
Mali, Bamako
University of Bamako Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-stomatology
Chicaud, Elodie
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Marot, Stephane
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Calvez, Vincent
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Marcelin, Anne Geneviève
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Jary, Aude
France, Paris
Ap-hp Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris
Maïga, Almoustapha Issiaka
Mali, Bamako
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Gabriel Touré
Mali, Bamako
University of Sciences
Statistics
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/jmv.27850
ISSN:
01466615
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Mali