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Geographic variation of genotype 6 hepatitis C virus infection in an endemic area of southern Taiwan.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Dec 2020
Tung Hung-Da, Lee Pei-Lun, Chen Jyh-Jou, Kuo Hsing-Tao, Sheu Ming-Jen, Cheng Chun-Ta, Chuang Tang-Wei, Kao Hsu-Ju, Hou Chia-Yi, Tsai Hsin-Hua, Wu Li-Ching, Lee Chuan
Abstract excerpt
Taiwan is a hepatitis C virus (HCV) endemic country with geographic variation of prevalence and main genotypes(GTs) are 1 b and 2a. We recently reported high GT6 prevalence in Tainan of southern Taiwan. To clarify this special genotype as a local endemic disease and its geographic variation, the prevalence rates of HCV GTs of 37 districts of Tainan were analyzed. A total of 3040 patients with HCV viremia were...
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