Phylogenetic evidence of widespread distribution of genotype 3 JC virus in Africa and identification of a type 7 isolate in an African AIDS patient.

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JC virus (JCV) is the cause of progressive multifocal leukoencephalophathy (PML) in immunocompromised patients. The paucity of reports from Africa has led to the hypothesis that PML is rare because of an absence of virus genotypes associated with the condition. Genotypes 3 and 6 have been identified in East and West Africa but the distribution of types across the rest of Africa is unknown. Full-length sequences...

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