@article{fdi:010053762,
  title = {{H}erpes simplex virus type 2 and cancer : a medical geography approach},
  author = {{T}homas, {F}. and {E}lguero, {E}ric and {B}rodeur, {J}. and {L}e {G}off, {J}. and {M}iss{\'e}, {D}oroth{\'e}e},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{H}erpes simplex virus type-2 ({HSV}-2) has been identified as a possible aetiological agent of cancer in humans, especially prostate cancer, but results remain controversial. {H}ere, we have addressed this question using a medical geography approach based on the national incidence of various cancers and seroprevalence of {HSV}-2 in 64 countries worldwide. {W}e corrected reports of cancer incidence for national gross domestic product ({GDP}) because living in a wealthy nation likely increases the probability of having a cancer detected. {D}ata were also corrected for latitude and diet. {O}ur analysis not only confirms that prostate cancer and {HSV}-2 seroprevalence are positively associated, but it also reveals the existence of a positive relationship between {HSV}-2 and melanoma incidence in both men and women. {T}hese results, though correlational, suggest that {HSV}-2 should continue to be investigated as a possible oncogenic pathogen of humans.},
  keywords = {{G}enital herpes ; {M}edical geography ; {P}rostate cancer ; {M}elanoma},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nfection {G}enetics and {E}volution},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {1239--1242},
  ISSN = {1567-1348},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.meegid.2011.04.009},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053762},
}