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High prevalence and predominance of hepatitis delta virus genotype 1 infection in Cameroon.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2011
Foupouapouognigni Yacouba, Noah Dominique Noah, Sartre Michèle Tagni, Njouom Richard
Abstract excerpt
Antibodies to the hepatitis delta virus (HDV) were found in 17.6% of 233 hepatitis B virus surface antigen-positive subjects in Cameroon. Phylogenetic analyses showed the presence of HDV-1, HDV-5, HDV-6, and HDV-7 genotypes. These results enrich the limited data on HDV prevalence and molecular di...
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