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Phylogeny and phylodinamic of Hepatitis C in Italy.
BMC infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2012
Ciccozzi Massimo, Lo Presti Alessandra, Ciccaglione Anna Rita, Zehender Gianguglielmo, Ciotti Marco
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) is one of the most pressing health emergencies in the world with a global prevalence of about 170 million people chronically infected worldwide. In Europe, Italy has the highest HCV prevalence (3 - 4.4%) with peaks of 12.6 - 26% in Southern regions and the major islands. In Italy HCV genotype 1b prevails, and genotype 4 is mainly found in the south of the country where the...
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