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Genetic heterogeneity of hepatitis E virus in Darfur, Sudan, and neighboring Chad.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2005
Nicand Elisabeth, Armstrong Gregory L, Enouf Vincent, Guthmann Jean Paul, Guerin Jean-Philippe, Caron Mélanie, Nizou Jacques Yves, Andraghetti Roberta
Abstract excerpt
The within-outbreak diversity of hepatitis E virus (HEV) was studied during the outbreak of hepatitis E that occurred in Sudan in 2004. Specimens were collected from internally displaced persons living in a Sudanese refugee camp and two camps implanted in Chad. A comparison of the sequences in the ORF2 region of 23 Sudanese isolates and five HEV samples from the two Chadian camps displayed a high similarity...
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