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Human pegivirus 1 in Cabo Verde: prevalence and genotypic distribution among HIV-infected individuals.
Archives of virology - 1 May 2021
de Pina-Araujo Isabel Inês M, Horta Marco Aurélio, do Amaral Mello Francisco Campello, Soares Caroline Cordeiro
Abstract excerpt
Human pegivirus 1 (HPgV-1) belongs to the genus Pegivirus, family Flaviviridae, and until now has been considered a non-pathogenic agent, despite being considered a risk factor for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. However, a beneficial impact of HPgV-1 on HIV disease progression has been extensively reported. Given the high prevalence of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and the scarcity of epidemiological data for many countries...
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