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Discovery of naturally occurring transmissible chronic hepatitis B virus infection among Macaca fascicularis from Mauritius Island.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Nov 2013
Dupinay Tatiana, Gheit Tarik, Roques Pierre, Cova Lucyna, Chevallier-Queyron Philippe, Tasahsu Shin-i, Le Grand Roger, Simon François, Cordier Geneviève, Wakrim Lahcen, Benjelloun Soumaya, Trépo Christian, Chemin Isabelle
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UNLABELLED: Despite a high prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in endangered apes, no HBV infection has been reported in small, old-world monkeys. In search for a small, nonhuman primate model, we investigated the prevalence of HBV infection in 260 macaque (Cercopithecidae) sera of various geographical origins (i.e., Morocco, Mauritius Island, and Asia). HBV-positive markers were detected in...
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