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A study of the evolution of coxsackievirus A24 variant in Ghana by viral RNA fingerprinting analysis.
Research in virology - 1 Jan 2000
Brandful J A, Takeda N, Yoshii T, Miyamura K, Mingle J A, Addy E T, Yamazaki S
Abstract excerpt
An epidemic of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) caused by coxsackievirus A24 variant (CA24v) was reported in Accra, Ghana in May 1987. We studied 7 of the viral strains collected from May to November, 1987, by RNA genome fingerprinting. Pairwise comparisons of the oligonucleotide maps showed that genetic similarity among them ranged from between 60.0 to 84.7%. Using base sequence variations deduced from...
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