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Co-circulation of genotypes IA and IB of hepatitis A virus in Northeast Brazil.
Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologicas - 1 Jul 2006
Villar L M, Morais L M, Aloise R, Melo M M M, Calado I A, Lampe E, Gaspar A M C
Abstract excerpt
The Northeast region is the location of most cases of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) in Brazil. In the present study, the genotypes of HAV strains from Pernambuco State, one of most populous states in the Northeast region, were characterized. Blood samples positive for anti-HAV IgM from 145 individuals (mean age = 29.1 years), collected during 2002 and 2003, were submitted to nested RT-PCR for amplification of the...
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