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Incidence and molecular characterization of hepatitis A viruses in Korean surface water between 2007 and 2010.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 Jun 2014
Lee Gyu-Cheol, Kim Min-Jeong, Nam Sehee, Lee Chan Hee
Abstract excerpt
Several bodies of surface water in Korea were surveyed for the presence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) between 2007 and 2010. Of 265 surface water samples, 9 (3.4%) were HAV-positive. HAVs were mainly detected in the summer (3/62, 4.8%) and spring (4/96, 4.2%) seasons. Comparing different water sources, the highest prevalence (6.6%) of positive samples was seen in lake water, four HAV-positive samples being from...
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