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Detection of Subgenotype IA and IIIA Hepatitis A Viruses in Rivers Flowing through Metro Manila, the Philippines.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 23 Jan 2019
Bai Huimin, Shiota Tomoyuki, Yoshizaki Sayaka, Saito-Obata Mariko, Malbas Fedelino F, Lupisan Socorro P, Oshitani Hitoshi, Takeda Naokazu, Muramatsu Masamichi, Wakita Takaji, Ishii Koji, Li Tian-Cheng
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a common infectious etiology of acute hepatitis worldwide. The Philippines remains highly endemic for hepatitis A, but there is still a lack of information about HAV in the country. To evaluate the HAV contamination in environmental water in the Philippines, we conducted the detection and genetic analyses of HAV RNA in samples from river water. Twelve water samples were collected at 6...
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