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Molecular characterization of hepatitis B virus in blood donors from Burkina Faso: Prevalence of quasi-subgenotype A3, genotype E, and mixed infections.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2016
Candotti Daniel, Diarra Birama, Bisseye Cyrille, Tao Issoufou, Pham Quang Kei, Sanou Mahamoudou, Laperche Syria, Sanogo Rokia, Allain Jean-Pierre, Simpore Jacques
Abstract excerpt
Burkina Faso is a highly endemic area for Hepatitis B virus (HBV) which remains a major challenge for blood safety with >13% of candidate blood donors being chronically infected. However, little is known about the molecular epidemiology of the viral strains currently circulating. In this study, 99 HBV strains from HBsAg positive candidate blood donors in Ougadougou were genetically characterized by sequencing the...
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