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Distinct changing profiles of hepatitis A and E virus infection among patients with acute hepatitis in Mongolia: The first report of the full genome sequence of a novel genotype 1 hepatitis E virus strain.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 2018
Tsatsralt-Od Bira, Primadharsini Putu Prathiwi, Nishizawa Tsutomu, Ohnishi Hiroshi, Nagashima Shigeo, Takahashi Masaharu, Jirintai Suljid, Nyamkhuu Dulmaa, Okamoto Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
In January 2012, Mongolia started a hepatitis A vaccination program, which has not yet been evaluated. The first occurrence of autochthonous acute hepatitis E in 2013, caused by genotype 4 hepatitis E virus (HEV), suggests the need for a routine study to monitor its prevalence. One hundred fifty-four consecutive patients who were clinically diagnosed with acute hepatitis between 2014 and 2015 in Ulaanbaatar,...
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