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Variable epidemic histories of hepatitis C virus genotype 2 infection in West Africa and Cameroon.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2008
Pouillot Régis, Lachenal Guillaume, Pybus Oliver G, Rousset Dominique, Njouom Richard
Abstract excerpt
It has recently been suggested that HCV genotype 2 (HCV-2) was more recently introduced to Cameroon (Middle Africa) than West African countries. In order to explore the relationships among HCV-2 strains from Cameroon and West Africa, and to estimate the epidemic history of each lineage, a recently-developed Bayesian evolutionary analysis approach was used. The estimated date of the most recent common ancestor...
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