Seroprevalence of Epstein-Barr virus infection in U.S. children ages 6-19, 2003-2010.

BACKGROUND: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a common herpesvirus linked to infectious mononucleosis and multiple cancers. There are no national estimates of EBV seroprevalence in the United States. Our objective was to estimate the overall prevalence and sociodemographic predictors of EBV among U.S. chi...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Beam Dowd, Tia Palermo, Jennifer Brite, Thomas W McDade, Allison Aiello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3661547?pdf=render