Distinctive Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Serological Profile during Acute Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Episodes

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  • Oluoch, P.O.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Massachusetts
  • Forconi, C.S.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Massachusetts
  • Oduor, C.I.
    • Other Affiliation: Brown University
  • Ritacco, D.A.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Massachusetts
  • Akala, H.M.
    • Other Affiliation: Kenya Medical Research Institute
  • Bailey, J.A.
    • Other Affiliation: Brown University
  • Juliano, J.J.
    • Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Medicine
  • Ong’echa, J.M.
    • Other Affiliation: Kenya Medical Research Institute
  • Münz, C.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Zurich
  • Moormann, A.M.
    • Other Affiliation: University of Massachusetts
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  • The seroprevalence of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and the incidence of endemic Kaposi sarcoma (KS) overlap with regions of malaria endemicity in sub-Saharan Africa. Multiple studies have shown an increased risk of KSHV seroconversion in children from high malaria compared to low malaria regions; however, the impact of acute episodes of Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) malaria on KSHV’s biphasic life cycle and lytic reactivation has not been determined. Here, we examined KSHV serological profiles and viral loads in 134 children with acute malaria and 221 healthy children from high malaria regions in Kisumu, as well as 77 healthy children from low malaria regions in Nandi. We assayed KSHV, Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), and P. falciparum malaria antibody responses in these three by multiplexed Luminex assay. We confirmed that KSHV seroprevalence was significantly associated with malaria endemicity (OR = 1.95, 1.18–3.24 95% CI, p = 0.01) with 71–77% seropositivity in high-malaria (Kisumu) compared to 28% in low-malaria (Nandi) regions. Furthermore, KSHV serological profiles during acute malaria episodes were distinct from age-matched non-malaria-infected children from the same region. Paired IgG levels also varied after malaria treatment, with significantly higher anti-ORF59 at day 0 but elevated ORF38, ORF73, and K8.1 at day 3. Acute malaria episodes is characterized by perturbation of KSHV latency in seropositive children, providing further evidence that malaria endemicity contributes to the observed increase in endemic KS incidence in sub-Saharan Africa.
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  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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  • 24
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  • 7
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  • National Institutes of Health, NIH: K24AI134990, R01AI121588, R01CA189806
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  • 1661-6596
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