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A Possible Geographic Origin of Endemic Hepatitis C Virus 6a in Hong Kong: Evidences for the Association with Vietnamese Immigration
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) 6a accounts for 23.6% of all HCV infections of the general population and 58.5% of intravenous drug users in Hong Kong. However, the geographical origin of this highly predominant HCV subgenotype is largely unknown. This study explores a hypothesis for one possibl...
Autores principales: | Zhou, Xiaoming, Chan, Paul K. S., Tam, John S., Tang, Julian W. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3172306/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21931867 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024889 |
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