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Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection in an area endemic for community-acquired acute hepatitis C.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Aug 1999
Yoshii E, Shinzawa H, Saito T, Shao L, Kuboki M, Saito K, Togashi H, Takahashi T, Mizokami M
Abstract excerpt
The southern district of N city (U area), Yamagata Prefecture, is highly endemic for hepatitic C virus (HCV) infection. Around 20% of the general population are positive for antibodies to HCV (anti-HCV). Community-acquired, acute non-A, non-B hepatitis was epidemic from 1967 to 1972 in this area. Our previous study revealed that these people are actually infected with HCV, but a relationship between this outbreak...
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