Co-circulation of genotypes IA and IB of hepatitis A virus in Northeast Brazil
The Northeast region is the location of most cases of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) in Brazil. In the present study, the genotypes of HAV strains from Pernambuco State, one of most populous states in the Northeast region, were characterized. Blood samples positive for anti-HAV IgM from 145 individua...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2006-07-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000700004 |