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Presents the results of an expert evaluation of the carcinogenic risk to humans posed by infection with two lymphotropic herpesviruses: Epstein-Barr virus and Kaposi's sarcoma herpesvirus/human herpesvirus 8, a new human herpesvirus detected in 1994 in Kaposi's sarcoma associated with AIDS. The viruses are evaluated in separate monographs, which consider the biology of the virus, the epidemiology of infections, related animal viruses, and mechanistic studies, in addition to abundant studies of cancer in humans.International Agency for Research on Cancer Staff is the author of 'Epstein-Barr Virus and Kaposi's Sarcoma Herpesvirus/Human Herpes Virus 8', published 1997 under ISBN 9789283212706 and ISBN 9283212703.
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