[HTML][HTML] Viruses and human milk: transmission or protection?

R Francese, C Peila, M Donalisio, C Lamberti… - Advances in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human milk (HM) is considered the best source of nutrition for infant growth and health. This
nourishment is unique and changes constantly during lactation to adapt to the physiological …

HIV-associated cancers and lymphoproliferative disorders caused by Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus and Epstein-Barr virus

KA Lurain, R Ramaswami, LT Krug… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Within weeks of the first report of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in 1981, it
was observed that these patients often had Kaposi sarcoma (KS), a hitherto rarely seen skin …

[HTML][HTML] A cancer-associated Epstein-Barr virus BZLF1 promoter variant enhances lytic infection

JA Bristol, R Djavadian, ER Albright… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Latent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection contributes to both B-cell and epithelial-cell
malignancies. However, whether lytic EBV infection also contributes to tumors is unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of EBV seroprevalence and primary infection age in a French hospital and a city laboratory network, 2000–2016

G Fourcade, R Germi, F Guerber, J Lupo, M Baccard… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background According to rare studies, the age at EBV primary infection (PI) has recently
risen in some developed countries. A later age at infection is generally considered a risk …

Prospective characterization of the risk factors for transmission and symptoms of primary human herpesvirus infections among Ugandan infants

S Gantt, J Orem, EM Krantz, RA Morrow… - The Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. Human herpesvirus (HHV) infections are common during infancy. Primary
infections are frequently asymptomatic and best studied prospectively by using direct viral …

Epstein-Barr virus type 2 infects T cells in healthy Kenyan children

CB Coleman, II Daud, SO Ogolla… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background The 2 strains of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), EBV type 1 (EBV-1) and EBV-
2, differ in latency genes, suggesting that they use distinct mechanisms to establish latency …

Mutual detection of Kaposi's sarcoma‐associated herpesvirus and Epstein–Barr virus in blood and saliva of Cameroonians with and without Kaposi's sarcoma

N Labo, V Marshall, W Miley, E Davis… - … Journal of Cancer, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Kaposi's sarcoma‐associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) are
prevalent in sub‐Saharan Africa, together with HIV; the consequent burden of disease is …

Characterization of the human DNA gut virome across populations with different subsistence strategies and geographical origin

S Rampelli, S Turroni, SL Schnorr… - Environmental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
It is a matter of fact that the human gut microbiome also includes a non‐bacterial fraction
represented by eukaryotic cells and viruses. To further explore the gut microbiome variation …

Revisiting Koch's postulate to determine the plausibility of viral transmission by human milk

P Van de Perre, J Molès, N Nagot… - Pediatric Allergy and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As breastfeeding is of utmost importance for child development and survival, identifying
whether breast milk is a route of transmission for human viruses is critical. Based on the …

Differences in the Epstein-Barr virus gp350 IgA antibody response are associated with increased risk for coinfection with a second strain of Epstein-Barr virus

NA Smith, PC Baresel, CL Jackson… - The Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) viral glycoprotein gp350 has been
proposed as a candidate antigen for an EBV vaccine. However, the proposed formulations …