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Age-specific prevalence and genetic diversity of GBV-C/hepatitis G virus in Brazil.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 1998
Lampe E, Saback F L, Viazov S, Roggendorf M, Niel C
Abstract excerpt
The recently discovered GBV-C/hepatitis G virus (GBV-C/HGV) has been shown to be parenterally transmitted. The occurrence of community-acquired GBV-C/HGV infections has also been reported. In order to study the variations with age of the GBV-C/HGV prevalence, sera from 268 individuals without liver disease, aged 0-80 years, and living in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were tested by reverse...
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