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Infection with transfusion-transmitted virus (TTV) in humans and other primates in Venezuela.
Annals of tropical medicine and parasitology - 1 Mar 2005
Pujol F H, Mejías E, Loureiro C L, Ludert J E, Liprandi F, Pernalete J M
Abstract excerpt
Tranfusion-transmitted virus (TTV), a single-stranded circular DNA virus that chronically infects humans and other animals, displays a high degree of genetic diversity and was originally thought to be associated with hepatitis. The prevalences of TTV infection among different populations of humans and non-human primates from Venezuela have now been evaluated, using serum samples and three different detection...
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