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Hepatitis A virus genetic diversity in Venezuela: exclusive circulation of subgenotype IA and evidence of quasispecies distribution in the isolates.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2010
Sulbaran Y, Gutierrez C R, Marquez B, Rojas D, Sanchez D, Navas J, Rovallo E, Pujol F H
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is highly prevalent in Latin America, including Venezuela. Subgenotype IA seems to circulate in an almost exclusive fashion, except in Brazil. The aim of this study was the molecular characterization of the HAV infection in Venezuela, in order to characterize the circulating strains and to analyze the presence of quasispecies in sporadic cases and an epidemic outbreak. A total of...
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