Hepatitis C virus infection and genotypes in Southern Israel and the Gaza Strip.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-9071(199811)56:3<230::aid-jmv9>3.0.co;2-8

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Hepatitis C virus infection and genotypes in Southern Israel and the Gaza Strip.

Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 1998

Shemer-Avni Y, el Astal Z, Kemper O, el Najjar K J, Yaari A, Hanuka N, Margalith M, Sikuler E

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The Gaza Strip borders the southern part of Israel and Egypt. There is a remarkable difference in the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) between Israel (0.5%) and Egypt (10%). A few thousand inhabitants cross the borders daily from the Gaza Strip to both countries. The objectives...

Topics

Base Sequence
Egypt
Genome, Viral
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C Antibodies
Humans
Israel
Molecular Sequence Data
Seroepidemiologic Studies

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