Early virological and immunological events in asymptomatic Epstein-Barr virus infection in African children.

Early virological and immunological events in asymptomatic Epstein-Barr virus infection in African children.

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection often occurs in early childhood and is asymptomatic. However, if delayed until adolescence, primary infection may manifest as acute infectious mononucleosis (AIM), a febrile illness characterised by global CD8+ T-cell lymphocytosis, much of it reflecting a huge exp...

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Main Authors: Shamanthi Jayasooriya, Thushan I de Silva, Jainaba Njie-jobe, Chilel Sanyang, Alison M Leese, Andrew I Bell, Karen A McAulay, Peng Yanchun, Heather M Long, Tao Dong, Hilton C Whittle, Alan B Rickinson, Sarah L Rowland-Jones, Andrew D Hislop, Katie L Flanagan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1004746
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