Effect of human pegivirus route of transmission on the genetic distribution of the virus: an institution based cross-sectional study

Effect of human pegivirus route of transmission on the genetic distribution of the virus: an institution based cross-sectional study

Abstract Introduction Human pegivirus (HPgV), formally called GB virus C (GBV-C), is a member of the pegivirus genus in Flaviviridae family. High prevalence of HPgV infection is seen among sex workers, blood transfusion recipients and intravenous drug users (IDUs). So far, there are seven genotypes...

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Main Authors: Wubet Taklual, Shixing Tang, Wu Yue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:Virology Journal
Subjects:
HPgV
Intravenous drug users
Men who have sex with men
Genotype
Route of transmission
China
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-019-1161-5

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