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The unexpected discovery of a focus of hepatitis C virus genotype 5 in a Syrian province.

Epidemiology and infection - 1 Jan 2009

Antaki N, Haddad M, Kebbewar K, Abdelwahab J, Hamed O, Aaraj R, Alhaj N, Haffar S, Assil M, Ftayeh M, Assaad F, Doghman D, Ali T, Nasserelddine M, Ali A, Antaki F

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Genotype 5 (G5) was initially discovered and is still mainly diagnosed in South Africa. No cases of G5 have ever been reported from the Middle East countries. The aim of the study was to determine the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype distribution in Syria and the prevalence of G5 in this country....

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PMID: 18346288
DOI: 10.1017/S095026880800054X

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