The global spread of hepatitis C virus 1a and 1b: a phylodynamic and phylogeographic analysis

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is estimated to affect 130-180 million people worldwide. Although its origin is unknown, patterns of viral diversity suggest that HCV genotype 1 probably originated from West Africa. Previous attempts to estimate the spatiotemporal parameters of the virus, both gl...

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Autori principali: Magiorkinis, G, Magiorkinis, E, Paraskevis, D, Ho, S, Shapiro, B, Pybus, O, Allain, J, Hatzakis, A
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Public Library of Science 2009
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