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Published in final edited form as: Adv Virus Res. 2010;78:87–142. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-385032-4.00003-3

TABLE 1.

World-wide distribution and divergence of KSHV subtype infection

KSHV subtype Populations related References
A Northern European, Americans, Asian Lacoste et al. (2000), Poole et al. (1999)
B African Biggar et al. (2000), Cook et al. (1999), Kakoola et al. (2001), Lacoste et al. (2000), Meng et al. (2001), Poole et al. (1999)
C Northern European, Americans, Asian Lacoste et al. (2000), Poole et al. (1999)
D Old Asian, Polynesian (old pacific island) Biggar et al. (2000), Cook et al. (1999), Kakoola et al. (2001), Lacoste et al. (2000), Meng et al. (2001), Poole et al. (1999)
E Brazilian Amerindian Biggar et al. (2000), Cook et al. (1999), Kakoola et al. (2001), Lacoste et al. (2000), Meng et al. (2001), Poole et al. (1999)
Z Small cohort of Zambian children Lacoste et al. (2000), Poole et al. (1999)

According to K1 differ by 0.4–44%.