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Genotypes of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV1/EBV2) in individuals with infectious mononucleosis in the metropolitan area of Belém, Brazil, between 2005 and 2016.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Monteiro Talita Antonia Furtado, Costa Iran Barros, Costa Igor Brasil, Corrêa Thais Letícia Dos Santos, Coelho Beatriz Monteiro Rodrigues, Silva Amanda Emanuelle Santos, Ramos Francisco Lúzio de Paula, Filho Arnaldo Jorge Martins, Monteiro José Luiz Furtado, Siqueira Jones Anderson Monteiro, Gabbay Yvone Benchimol, Sousa Rita Catarina Medeiros
Abstract excerpt
Two types of Epstein Barr virus (EBV1/EBV2) have been shown to infect humans. Although their genomes are similar, the regions containing the EBNA genes differ. This study aimed to characterize the EBV genotypes of infectious mononucleosis (IM) cases in the metropolitan region of Belém, Brazil, from 2005 to 2016. A total of 8295 suspected cases with symptoms/signs of IM were investigated by infectious disease...
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