HHV-8 - Michelle Venter

Dr Michelle Venter, infectious diseases specialist from Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, gives a talk entitled "Viral Hide and Seek: the HHV-8 Story". Human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) is a cunning foe that drives several cancers, including Kaposi sarcoma as well as a couple of other tumours. Yet it was only discovered in 1994, and there is still much we don't know about it. Come and listen to the latest.

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