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[The molecular epidemiology of hepatitis A in The Netherlands; the usefulness of typing isolated viral strains].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 15 Dec 2007
Bruisten S M, Tjon G M S, van den Hoek J A R, Wijkmans C J, Götz H M, Coutinho R A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the epidemiological links between several outbreaks of hepatitis A in The Netherlands (2001-2004). DESIGN: Descriptive. METHOD: Blood samples taken in connection with reports of hepatitis A to municipal health centres from 2001-2004, were typed by determining the nucleotide sequence of the VP3-VP1 and the VP1-P2A regions of the genome of the hepatitis A virus (HAV). Genetic distances...
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