Journal article
Seroprevalence of six different viruses among pregnant women and blood donors in rural and urban Burkina Faso: A comparative analysis
Abstract
A seroprevalence study was carried out of six different human pathogenic viruses, namely human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV), human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8), and dengue virus among pregnant women and blood donors from rural (Nouna) and urban (Ouagadougou) Burkina Faso, West Africa. A total of 683 samples from blood donors (n = 191) and pregnant women (n = …
Authors
Collenberg E; Ouedraogo T; Ganamé J; Fickenscher H; Kynast‐Wolf G; Becher H; Kouyaté B; Kräusslich H; Sangaré L; Tebit DM
Journal
Journal of Medical Virology, Vol. 78, No. 5, pp. 683–692
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
May 2006
DOI
10.1002/jmv.20593
ISSN
0146-6615
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdolescentAdultAntibodies, ViralBlood DonorsBurkina FasoComorbidityDengueDengue VirusFemaleHIV AntibodiesHIV InfectionsHTLV-I AntibodiesHTLV-I InfectionsHepatitis CHepatitis C AntibodiesHerpesviridae InfectionsHerpesvirus 8, HumanHumansLymphoma, T-CellMaleMiddle AgedPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousSeroepidemiologic Studies