University of Virginia Researcher Provides New Insights into Epstein-Barr Virus (Epstein-Barr Virus in the RIVERA Case-Control Study of Acute Febrile Illness: Acute Mononucleosis Nearly Absent as an Etiology in the Peruvian Amazon).

A recent study conducted in the Peruvian Amazon by researchers at the University of Virginia aimed to determine the prevalence of acute febrile illness (AFI) caused by primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. The study found that while EBV DNA was present in both febrile cases and afebrile controls, it was not correlated with classic infectious mononucleosis (IM) symptoms. The research concluded that IM due to primary EBV infection was not a significant cause of AFI in the Peruvian Amazon, despite initial high rates of test positivity. For more information, the full article can be accessed in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. [Extracted from the article]