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Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis A in St. Petersburg, Russia, 1997-2003.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 2007
Davidkin Irja, Zheleznova Nina, Jokinen Sari, Gorchakova Olga, Broman Mia, Mukomolov Sergey
Abstract excerpt
The molecular epidemiology of hepatitis A virus (HAV) strains circulating in the St. Petersburg and Karelia regions was studied during 1997-2003. Hepatitis A virus RNA was isolated from both clinical samples (stools or sera) and environmental samples (sewage water). RT-PCR was carried out using different primer pairs from the VP1/2A and VP1 genomic regions, the variable parts of the HAV genome. PCR products were...
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