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A novel hepatitis B virus subgenotype D10 circulating in Ethiopia.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Feb 2017
Hundie G B, Stalin Raj V, Gebre Michael D, Pas S D, Koopmans M P, Osterhaus A D M E, Smits S L, Haagmans B L
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is genetically highly divergent and classified in ten genotypes and forty subgenotypes in distinct ethno-geographic populations worldwide. Ethiopia is a country with high HBV prevalence; however, little is known about the genetic variability of HBV strains that circulate. Here, we characterize the complete genome of 29 HBV strains originating from five Ethiopian regions, by 454 deep...
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