Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) is associated with Kaposi's sarcoma. In the US and Europe, HHV-8 is believed to be mainly sexually transmitted, but reports from some African countries suggest non-sexual transmission.
Department of Virology, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control, Microbiology and Tumor Biology Center, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm. malin_enbom@hotmail.com