Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus seroprevalence among blood donors in Uganda
Given the high seroprevalence and limited availability of lab assays that detect active KSHV infections, methods such as leukoreduction or pathogen reduction should be considered to potentially reduce the risk of transfusion transmission of KSHV.
Authors
- Jodie L. White
- Aggrey Dhabangi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5615-3925)
- Irene Lubega
- Thomas C. Quinn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0404-1315)
- Heather Hume (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4171-104X)
- Evan M. Bloch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8181-9517)
- Dorothy Kyeyune
- Nazzarena Labò (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5953-4064)
- Denise Whitby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7407-2563)
- Ezra Musisi
- Wendell Miley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8435-9982)
- Henry Ddungu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9227-4030)
- Angela D’Adamo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4272-2824)
- Raymond P. Goodrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5945-4571)
- Khan Moses
- Philippa Musoke
- Aaron A.R. Tobian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0517-3766)
- Hellen Musana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0575-754X)
- M. Kate Grabowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4451-3436)
- Priscilla Eroju
- Tait Huso
- Mahnaz Motevalli
- Ronnie Kasirye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5200-464X)
- Mary Glenn Fowler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4484-9009)
- Paul M. Ness
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Uganda Blood Transfusion Service (UG)
- Uganda Cancer Institute (UG)
- MUJHU Research Collaboration (UG)
- Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (US)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- Makerere University (UG)
- Colorado State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transfusion
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.18236
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Viral-associated cancers and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases