Natural reservoirs for homologs of hepatitis C virus

Hepatitis C virus is considered a major public health problem, infecting 2%–3% of the human population. Hepatitis C virus infection causes acute and chronic liver disease, including chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. In fact, hepatitis C virus infection is the most frequent i...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Pfaender, Richard JP Brown, Thomas Pietschmann, Eike Steinmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2014-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1038/emi.2014.19