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Genetic analysis of hepatitis A virus variants circulating among children presenting with acute diarrhea in Cameroon.
Journal of medical virology - 1 May 2012
Forbi Joseph C, Agwale Simon M, Ndip Lucy M, Esona Mathew D
Abstract excerpt
Molecular investigation was undertaken of circulating hepatitis A virus (HAV) associated with cases of acute diarrhea among children under 5 years of age in Kumba-Cameroon. Reverse transcription PCR, sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis of a 371 bp segment of the VP1/P2A junction of six isolates obtained from stool samples showed the exclusive emergence of genetically related HAV subgenotype IA. All the isolates...
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