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Epidemic history and evolutionary dynamics of hepatitis B virus infection in two remote communities in rural Nigeria.

PloS one - 19 Jul 2010

Forbi Joseph C, Vaughan Gilberto, Purdy Michael A, Campo David S, Xia Guo-liang, Ganova-Raeva Lilia M, Ramachandran Sumathi, Thai Hong, Khudyakov Yury E

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BACKGROUND: In Nigeria, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has reached hyperendemic levels and its nature and origin have been described as a puzzle. In this study, we investigated the molecular epidemiology and epidemic history of HBV infection in two semi-isolated rural communities in North/Central Nigeria. It was expected that only a few, if any, HBV strains could have been introduced and effectively...

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PMID: 20657838
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011615
PMCID: PMC2906510

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