Novel human herpesvirus 8 subtype D strains in Vanuatu, Melanesia.

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Cassar, Olivier | Afonso, Philippe V. | Bassot, Sylviane | Plancoulaine, Sabine | Duprez, Renan | Capuano, Corinne | Abel, Myriam | Martin, Paul M. V. | Gessain, Antoine

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International audience. We show human herpesvirus 8 with diverse molecular subtype D variants to be highly endemic among the Ni-Vanuatu population. Most K1 genes were nearly identical to Polynesian strains, although a few clustered with Australian or Taiwanese strains. These results suggest diverse origins of the Ni-Vanuatu population and raise questions about the ancient human population movements in Melanesia.

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