The epidemic behavior of the hepatitis C virus.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading worldwide cause of liver disease. Here, we use a new model of HCV spread to investigate the epidemic behavior of the virus and to estimate its basic reproductive number from gene sequence data. We find significant differences in epidemic behavior among HCV subtyp...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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