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A re-evaluation of the origin of hepatitis C virus genotype 2 in West Africa.

The Journal of general virology - 1 Aug 2015

Purdy Michael A, Forbi Joseph C, Sue Amanda, Layden Jennifer E, Switzer William M, Opare-Sem Ohene K, Phillips Richard O, Khudyakov Yury E

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is classified into seven genotypes based on genetic diversity, and most genotypes have been found in Africa. Infections with HCV genotype 2 (HCV2) are most prevalent in West Africa and it was suggested that HCV2 originated in West Africa. To better understand the evolutionary epidemiology of HCV2 in Africa, we examined new NS5B sequences of HCV2 strains obtained from Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana...

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PMID: 25888623
DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.000153
PMCID: PMC4681065

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